Bear Dance, MT is a small community nestled in the heart of the Rockies. Despite its size, Bear Dance has a thriving political climate with many residents engaged in local politics. The town government consists of an elected mayor and four council members who serve two-year terms. Every two years, locals come out to vote for their candidates of choice for each position. Many of these candidates are well-known in the community and have been involved in various civic activities over the years. Recently, two new candidates have emerged and are vying for office this upcoming election cycle. These two newcomers bring unique perspectives and ideas to the table that could shape how Bear Dance moves forward in the future. Their campaigns have generated plenty of interest in town as people eagerly await the results on Election Day.
The political climate in Bear Dance, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Dance, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Montana is somewhat conservative.
Montana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Bear Dance, Montana: R R d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Bear Dance, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,146 contributions totaling $363,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,067 contributions totaling $681,539 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $639 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)