Helena Valley West Central, MT is a small town located in the Lewis and Clark County of Montana. The town has a rich history steeped in politics and civic engagement. Politically, the town is represented by a single district within the Montana House of Representatives. Local political candidates are often active members of the community and strive to make meaningful changes on behalf of Helena Valley West Central's citizens. They focus on issues such as education reform, environmental protection, economic stability, transportation improvements and public health initiatives. Additionally, there are many opportunities for residents to get involved with local politics by attending public forums or joining special interest groups like Citizens United for Change. Through these efforts, locals can ensure that their voices are heard and their opinions valued in decision-making processes that directly affect their lives.
The political climate in Helena Valley West Central, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lewis and Clark County, MT is leaning conservative. In Lewis and Clark County, MT 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis and Clark county remained Republican, 50.6% to 46.7%.
Lewis and Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helena Valley West Central, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lewis and Clark County, Montana is leaning conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Helena Valley West Central, 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 Helena Valley West Central, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,750 contributions totaling $143,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $77,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)