Cut Bank, MT is located in Glacier County and is a small town with a population of over 3,000 people. Its political landscape reflects the values and beliefs of its residents. Cut Bank has long been known as a conservative stronghold, with many local politicians advocating for reduced government spending and lower taxes. The town also takes pride in protecting its traditional Montana values such as freedom and independence while respecting individual liberties. There is strong support for gun rights, property rights, and economic development. Local candidates typically focus on issues that directly affect Cut Bank's citizens such as creating jobs, preserving traditional values, and keeping taxes low. Recently there has been increased attention from outside sources regarding both environmental protection efforts and potential oil drilling projects. Regardless of one's political persuasion or stance on any given issue, Cut Bank provides an open forum to voice their opinions and find common ground with their neighbors.
The political climate in Cut Bank, MT is somewhat liberal.
Glacier County, MT is strongly liberal. In Glacier County, MT 64.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Glacier county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.3% to 33.5%.
Glacier county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cut Bank, MT is somewhat liberal.
Glacier County, Montana is strongly 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.
Cut Bank, 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 Cut Bank, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $6,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $15,427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)