Bozeman, MT is located in Gallatin County and has a vibrant political community. Bozeman is part of the larger state of Montana, which is governed by a two-party system that offers representation from both the Democratic and Republican parties. Locally, the city is run by nonpartisan elected officials who serve on the City Commission. The City Commission works to ensure that public services are provided to all residents, while also promoting economic development and community pride. Additionally, each year there are local elections held for seats on the Commission and other boards associated with Bozeman's government. Many citizens get involved with politics in Bozeman by attending city meetings or participating in rallies for their chosen candidates. By engaging in these activities, Bozemanites have an opportunity to voice their opinions and support those they believe will best serve their city.
The political climate in Bozeman, MT is somewhat 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
Bozeman, MT is somewhat 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.
Bozeman, 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 Bozeman, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,680 contributions totaling $2,479,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,974 contributions totaling $2,582,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $868 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)