Dutton, Montana is a small rural town of approximately 500 people situated in the beautiful Flathead Valley. The local government of Dutton is driven and managed by a mayor and a council of five members who are elected by the local residents every two years. The Mayor and the Council has implemented various initiatives to ensure that the local citizens have access to resources such as healthcare, education, economic development, infrastructure, safety, etc. The Mayor and Council also work closely with state government officials to ensure that Dutton receives adequate funding for its programs. The current Mayor of Dutton is Trevor Sasseville who was elected in 2020 and his current term ends in 2022. As part of the mayoral campaign he promised to improve the infrastructure in Dutton, invest in renewable energy projects and support agricultural businesses within the community. His platform focuses on creating jobs for locals while maintaining the natural environment for future generations to enjoy. Additionally, he plans to engage more with residents about their concerns so that they can be addressed effectively.
The political climate in Dutton, MT is very 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
Dutton, MT is very 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.
Dutton, 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 Dutton, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $17,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)