Cardwell, MT is a small town in Montana with a population of around 1,000 people. Despite its size, the politics in Cardwell continues to shape the future of the town's inhabitants. The local government is comprised of city council members who are elected by the citizens and work to ensure that their needs and wants are met. Throughout the year, various political events such as debates, rallies, and fundraisers occur to keep citizens informed and involved in important decisions concerning their city. Additionally, there are many efforts being made in order to increase civic engagement from Cardwell’s residents through initiatives such as voter registration drives and public comment periods at City Hall meetings where anyone can voice their opinion on current issues within the community. These efforts help bring together a diverse group of citizens united behind a common goal of making Cardwell an even better place to live for all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Cardwell, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MT is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MT 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cardwell, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Montana is very conservative.
Helena Metro Area 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.
Cardwell, 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 Cardwell, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 340 contributions totaling $13,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $12,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)