Florence, Montana, is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 1000 people. Florence has a mayor and four elected city council members that oversee local government operations. The mayor and council are responsible for the passage of local laws and ordinances, setting budget priorities, and managing city services. They also appoint committees to advise on various matters related to the town such as public utilities, infrastructure projects, land use issues, parks and recreation services, and economic development initiatives. In addition to municipal governance, Florence also elects two representatives to serve on the county commission to represent the interests of its citizens in matters concerning the wider county government. As a small rural community, Florence relies heavily on its elected officials to ensure effective governance that meets the needs of all its citizens.
The political climate in Florence, MT is strongly conservative.
Ravalli County, MT is very conservative. In Ravalli County, MT 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ravalli county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.7%.
Ravalli county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Florence, MT is strongly conservative.
Ravalli County, Montana is very 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.
Florence, 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 Florence, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $38,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $33,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)