Gibson Flats, MT is a small rural community in the northern part of the state. Despite its small size and population, the politics of Gibson Flats are just as important as any other community in Montana. The citizens of Gibson Flats vote on local issues that affect their daily lives, such as zoning regulations and school funding initiatives. Every two years, local residents elect representatives to serve on city council and county commission boards to represent their interests. Candidates for these positions often come from diverse backgrounds and have different views on how to best serve the community. Residents take pride in their ability to make a difference through the electoral process, and turnout is typically strong at elections in Gibson Flats.
The political climate in Gibson Flats, 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
Gibson Flats, 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.
Gibson Flats, 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 Gibson Flats, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,330 contributions totaling $120,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $74,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)