Big Sky, Montana is a small town nestled in the picturesque Rocky Mountains. The town has a thriving economy with businesses ranging from ski resorts to micro breweries and everything in between. Despite its small size, Big Sky has an active political scene that engages both citizens and local candidates. Local elections often draw high voter turnout as citizens are passionate about the issues that affect their community. Political candidates run on a variety of platforms, ranging from education reform to environmental concerns. There are also numerous local organizations dedicated to advocating for various causes, from preserving wildlife habitats to improving public transportation options around town. With such a wide variety of interests represented in Big Sky's politics, it's no surprise that the town is filled with engaged and passionate citizens who are determined to make their voices heard at the polls.
The political climate in Big Sky, MT is leaning liberal.
Gallatin County, MT is leaning liberal. In Gallatin County, MT 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 44.6%.
Gallatin county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Sky, MT is leaning liberal.
Gallatin County, Montana is leaning liberal.
Bozeman Metro Area is leaning 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.
Big Sky, Montana: R R d r 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 Big Sky, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,162 contributions totaling $135,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $1,069,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,699 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)