Somers, Montana is a small town located in the Flathead Valley just west of Kalispell. Though the population of Somers is relatively small, there is still a deep sense of community, and residents take an active role in local politics. Community members regularly attend town hall meetings to discuss important issues that affect their daily lives, such as infrastructure updates and local business regulations. There are also a number of local political organizations that support candidates for various offices at the county, state, and national levels. These groups provide information on current events and offer opportunities to get involved in the local political process. In addition to these organizations, elections are held periodically that allow citizens to cast their vote for elected officials they believe will best represent their interests and values. Despite its size, Somers is an active participant in local government and works hard to ensure all voices are heard within its borders.
The political climate in Somers, MT is strongly conservative.
Flathead County, MT is strongly conservative. In Flathead County, MT 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Flathead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.8%.
Flathead county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Somers, MT is strongly conservative.
Flathead County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Kalispell 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.
Somers, 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 Somers, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,757 contributions totaling $361,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 856 contributions totaling $178,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)