The small town of Yaak, MT is a rural community with a population of only around 400 people. Despite its small size, Yaak has a bustling political scene with local politicians actively advocating for the needs of their constituents. From city council members to state representatives, there is an array of individuals fighting for the interests of the citizens in Yaak and striving to make the community as prosperous as possible. The current mayor has been in office since 2015 and has been successful in improving infrastructure and creating job opportunities for residents. Additionally, the local school board consists of dedicated leaders who are passionate about providing high quality education to the children in Yaak. Overall, politics in Yaak remains an important part of everyday life and continues to be an integral factor for the town's growth.
The political climate in Yaak, MT is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, MT is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MT 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 24.1%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yaak, MT is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Yaak, 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 Yaak, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 217 contributions totaling $5,262 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $36,458 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)