Kerr, MT is a small town located in western Montana. It is home to a diverse population of about 3,000 people who are engaged in local politics to ensure their needs and values are met. Residents of Kerr have the opportunity to participate in the political process by voting in local elections for representatives from their community. They can also attend meetings held by the city council and other elected officials to voice concerns and opinions on important issues that affect the town. The county’s mayor and commissioners oversee policy decisions that impact Kerr residents such as creating new ordinances, developing budgets, and fostering economic growth. Additionally, county residents can join political campaigns to support causes they care about. By engaging in civic action, Kerr residents contribute to the vibrancy of their local community and help shape its future.
The political climate in Kerr, MT is moderately conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kerr, MT is moderately conservative.
Lake County, Montana 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.
Kerr, 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 Kerr, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $74,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $52,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)