The small town of Belt, MT has a unique political landscape. Due to its small population size of only 1,000 residents, Belt is not represented by any local political candidates or representatives in the Montana state legislature. Instead, their government is managed by the town council which consists of five members elected for two-year terms. The council meets once a month to discuss issues concerning the town and to make decisions based on the best interests of the community. Some of the topics they address include infrastructure improvements, educational initiatives, and economic development initiatives. The council also works closely with other local agencies to ensure that Belt's citizens have access to quality services and resources. As a tight-knit community with strong values and traditions, Belt prides itself on open dialogue among its citizens and seeks to make sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect its future.
The political climate in Belt, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belt, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Belt, Montana: R R d 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 Belt, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $3,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $16,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $734 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)