Boyd, Montana is a small rural town, located in the southeast corner of the state. The town has a population just under 500 and is known for its tightknit community and friendly residents. When it comes to politics, Boyd takes an active role in local government and initiatives. There are several local political candidates who focus on issues that directly affect residents of Boyd, such as infrastructure improvements, education funding, and economic development. The town values open dialogue between citizens and their elected officials in order to ensure a strong sense of community and quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Boyd, MT is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, MT is strongly conservative. In Carbon County, MT 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boyd, MT is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly 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.
Boyd, Montana: R R R 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 Boyd, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $64,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,730 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)