Wye is a small town in Montana with a population of about 5,000 people. Despite its small size, it has a vibrant local political scene. Though few major elections take place here, citizens of Wye are still actively engaged in the political process. Community leaders regularly organize events to discuss current issues and encourage participation from citizens. Residents also come together to support or oppose initiatives proposed by local politicians and organizations. The issues discussed range from environmental protection to infrastructure improvement projects. Through these discussions and initiatives, Wye's citizens strive to create a better future for their community.
The political climate in Wye, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, MT is strongly liberal. In Missoula County, MT 60.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missoula county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Missoula county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wye, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, Montana is strongly liberal.
Missoula Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Wye, Montana: r d D D D D
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 Wye, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,713 contributions totaling $219,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $495,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)