The small community of Rocky Boy West, MT is a rural area with a population of less than 500 people. The political atmosphere of Rocky Boy West is unique in its own right, due to the relatively small population and limited resources. Most notably, the political issues typically discussed in this area are those that directly impact its residents such as improving infrastructure, creating job opportunities, and promoting environmental conservation. The local government is comprised of a mayor and several city council members who work together to address the needs of their constituents. While there may not be many local political candidates in Rocky Boy West due to its small size, these elected officials strive to represent the interests of their constituents and work hard to improve life for everyone in their community.
The political climate in Rocky Boy West, MT is somewhat conservative.
Chouteau County, MT is strongly conservative. In Chouteau County, MT 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chouteau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Chouteau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rocky Boy West, MT is somewhat conservative.
Chouteau County, Montana 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.
Rocky Boy West, 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 Rocky Boy West, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $533,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5,337 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $27,178 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)