Heart Butte, MT is a small town in the northern region of Montana. It is home to the Blackfeet Nation and has a strong connection to its indigenous past. The politics of Heart Butte are largely shaped by the local Blackfeet community and their values. Local elections usually feature candidates with close ties to the community or involvement in tribal affairs. These candidates often bring a unique perspective to issues that affect both the local and wider communities. Additionally, many candidates are committed to preserving the land and culture of the Blackfeet Nation, and their vision for Heart Butte’s future is heavily influenced by these values. As such, local government is often focused on finding ways to improve life for all members of the Blackfeet Nation while also addressing systemic problems such as poverty and inadequate health care services.
The political climate in Heart Butte, MT is moderately conservative.
Pondera County, MT is very conservative. In Pondera County, MT 30.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pondera county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.2%.
Pondera county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heart Butte, MT is moderately conservative.
Pondera 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.
Heart Butte, 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 Heart Butte, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)