The town of Hysham, located in Montana, is a small community with a population of around 600 people. It is an agricultural area that produces a variety of grains and livestock. Although the town is small, it still has access to many local government services. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss local issues and determine how best to serve the community. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and overseeing development in the area. The State Legislature also serves the residents of Hysham by representing them in matters affecting taxation, infrastructure needs, and other local issues. Residents of Hysham also have access to their state representatives who can help them understand current policies and take action on their behalf. Through these different channels of government, residents have access to both state-level and local-level politics which helps ensure their voice is heard and taken into consideration when making decisions that affect the community as a whole.
The political climate in Hysham, MT is strongly conservative.
Treasure County, MT is very conservative. In Treasure County, MT 17.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Treasure county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.1% to 17.0%.
Treasure county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hysham, MT is strongly conservative.
Treasure 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.
Hysham, 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 Hysham, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)