Trout Creek, MT is a small town located in northwest Montana. It has a strong sense of community and many of its citizens are actively involved in the local politics. The city council is responsible for making policy decisions that affect the daily life of Trout Creek residents. The council consists of five members who are elected by popular vote and serve four year terms. Every two years some members may be up for re-election, allowing for new voices to join the conversation. Local political candidates must be transparent about their platforms and strive to represent their constituents’ best interests. Through active engagement and voting, residents can make sure that their opinions are heard by the local government and ensure that Trout Creek remains a vibrant community.
The political climate in Trout Creek, MT is strongly conservative.
Sanders County, MT is very conservative. In Sanders County, MT 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.9%.
Sanders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trout Creek, MT is strongly conservative.
Sanders 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.
Trout Creek, 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 Trout Creek, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $4,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,839 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)