Busby, MT is a small rural town in the heart of Montana. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly citizens. Politics in Busby are quiet and non-confrontational, with most residents preferring to focus on local issues. The town has no large parties or candidates that run for political office, though there are several individuals who serve on the local school board and other municipal committees. These committees work hard to ensure that Busby remains a safe and inviting place to live, tackling problems such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, education reform, and public safety initiatives. The town also hosts an annual election each year in which residents can vote for their favorite local politicians, though turnout is usually relatively low due to the lack of a true political party system in Busby. Nevertheless, these elections provide an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard and make sure that their community continues to move forward in positive directions.
The political climate in Busby, MT is leaning liberal.
Big Horn County, MT is leaning liberal. In Big Horn County, MT 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Horn county remained moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.1%.
Big Horn county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Busby, MT is leaning liberal.
Big Horn County, Montana is leaning liberal.
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.
Busby, Montana: D d D D d d
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 Busby, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)