Clancy, Montana is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Its population is roughly 500 people, and its local political landscape is closely-knit. The town elects three trustees who serve two-year terms on the Clancy Town Council. Their primary responsibilities are to manage the day-to-day operations of the town. Additionally, they serve as liaisons between citizens and county and state government entities. Residents can express their support for various candidates through campaign signs and door-knocking campaigns in each election season. Through these efforts, candidates strive to win over voters by explaining their positions on important issues such as water rights, public safety, infrastructure repairs, taxation, and other matters that directly impact residents’ lives. Ultimately, Clancy residents have a unique opportunity to be involved with local politics by actively voting for their preferred candidate or supporting them in other ways.
The political climate in Clancy, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MT is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MT 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clancy, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Montana is very conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clancy, 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 Clancy, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,603 contributions totaling $88,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $24,373 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)