Cascade, Montana is a small town located in Lewis and Clark County. When it comes to politics, the town of Cascade prides itself on its commitment to transparency and its willingness to seek out public input. The local government is made up of an elected mayor and five city council members, who work together to ensure that the best interests of the citizens are taken into account when making decisions. The city holds regular public meetings to discuss issues affecting Cascade residents, and encourages community involvement in the political process. Residents can get involved by attending meetings or running for office themselves. By staying informed on what is going on within their community, Cascade citizens are able to make sure that their voices are heard in local politics.
The political climate in Cascade, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cascade, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cascade, 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 Cascade, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $16,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $11,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)