Malta, MT is a small but growing community situated in Montana. It is known for its embracing of the local culture and rural atmosphere. Politically, Malta has elected conservative candidates to represent them in state government offices. The citizens of Malta are heavily involved in the local political scene, attending civic meetings and voicing their opinion on issues that affect their city. There have been efforts to reach out to registered voters from across the political spectrum and bring diversity to the discussion table. The local government works hard to meet the needs of its citizens while also keeping taxes low and making sure it provides quality services to all who call Malta home.
The political climate in Malta, MT is strongly conservative.
Phillips County, MT is very conservative. In Phillips County, MT 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.5%.
Phillips county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malta, MT is strongly conservative.
Phillips 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.
Malta, 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 Malta, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)