Red Lodge, MT is a small town with a population of 2,337 people according to the 2010 census. It is located in Carbon County and is known as the Gateway to Yellowstone Park. The politics of Red Lodge are mainly focused on local issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. Red Lodge has its own mayor-council form of government which allows residents to elect local leaders who represent their interests. There are several political parties represented in Red Lodge including the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party and Green Party. The main focus in recent years has been on economic development and creating jobs for those living in the area. Red Lodge also actively participates in local initiatives such as Community Cleanup Day and Snow Removal Day to ensure that everyone can enjoy living in this wonderful part of Montana.
The political climate in Red Lodge, MT is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, MT is strongly conservative. In Carbon County, MT 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Lodge, MT is moderately conservative.
Carbon County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly 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.
Red Lodge, 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 Red Lodge, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,300 contributions totaling $235,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $80,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $574 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)