Great Falls, Montana is a vibrant city with a strong political presence. This city is home to the Montana Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the Cascade County Courthouse and the offices of many other local governments. The people of Great Falls take great pride in their politics and are very engaged in local issues. Residents are regularly involved in campaigns, attend meetings, and vote for local candidates who work hard to represent their interests. Local politicians work hard to ensure that they are representing the needs of all citizens and making decisions that will improve the quality of life for everyone living in Great Falls.
The political climate in Great Falls, MT is somewhat 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
Great Falls, MT is somewhat 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.
Great Falls, 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 Great Falls, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,910 contributions totaling $711,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,368 contributions totaling $335,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)