Miles City, Montana is a small town with a population of 8,410 people according to the 2010 census. It is located in Custer County and is the county seat. Locally, Miles City has a number of elected officials including a mayor, five city council members, two county commissioners, and other state-level elected representatives such as the Montana House Speaker and Senator. The city prides itself on its commitment to progressive policies designed to make life better for all citizens. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, and educational opportunities are top priorities for local politicians. They strive to create a healthy environment with ample opportunities for residents to access employment and educational resources needed for success in our community. The city also has an active civic engagement program that encourages citizen involvement in local politics and decision making processes.
The political climate in Miles City, MT is strongly conservative.
Custer County, MT is very conservative. In Custer County, MT 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Custer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Custer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miles City, MT is strongly conservative.
Custer 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.
Miles City, 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 Miles City, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 581 contributions totaling $31,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $43,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)