Choteau, Montana is located in the Rocky Mountain foothills in Teton County. It has a rich history of small-town values and an active political environment. Local elections are held regularly throughout the year, with citizens taking part in deciding who will represent them on the Choteau City Council. Choteau also has an engaged community that takes part in a variety of civic activities, from environmental initiatives to education programs. The town hosts several events each year to celebrate its small-town culture and show appreciation for its close-knit residents. In addition to local city council elections, citizens can also cast their votes in state and federal contests to ensure their voices are heard on the larger stage. Through these voting mechanisms, Choteau's citizens have the opportunity to make sure their values are represented at every level of government.
The political climate in Choteau, MT is strongly conservative.
Teton County, MT is very conservative. In Teton County, MT 27.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Teton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.9% to 27.4%.
Teton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Choteau, MT is strongly conservative.
Teton 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.
Choteau, 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 Choteau, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 428 contributions totaling $51,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $8,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)