Power, MT is located in Lewis and Clark County and is part of the Helena Metropolitan Statistical Area. The politics in Power, MT are heavily influenced by the state government. Montana has a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. All elected officials serve four-year terms. The current governor is Greg Gianforte, a Republican who was elected in 2020. The state legislature consists of 50 senators from all over Montana, with each county getting two members. Power, MT has been represented in both Houses for many years by members from both major parties. At the local level, Power elects a mayor who serves as the head of government for the town. In addition to the mayor, there are other local elected officials such as city council members and school board trustees who help to shape Power’s political landscape and provide leadership for its citizens.
The political climate in Power, MT is very conservative.
Teton County, MT is very conservative. In Teton County, MT 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.4%.
Teton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Power, MT is very conservative.
Teton 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.
Power, 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 Power, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $4,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)