Plentywood, MT is a small town with a rich history and vibrant culture. Politically, the town is largely conservative due to its rural roots and location in Montana's \"Big Sky Country.\" The citizens of Plentywood take pride in their local elections, which are held every four years for mayor and city council members. Local candidates must have strong ties to the community and demonstrate an understanding of both the past and present of Plentywood before they can be elected into office. Issues that typically arise throughout the election season include improvements to infrastructure, economic development initiatives, and environmental protection regulations. Local residents are passionate about taking care of their beloved hometown as well as preserving its unique character for future generations.
The political climate in Plentywood, MT is strongly conservative.
Sheridan County, MT is very conservative. In Sheridan County, MT 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheridan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 28.3%.
Sheridan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plentywood, MT is strongly conservative.
Sheridan 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.
Plentywood, 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 Plentywood, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $4,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $19,356 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)