Elliston, MT is a small town with a population of just over 200 people. Despite its small size, the town is politically active and engaged. At the local level, residents can participate in civic organizations such as the Elliston Town Council, which meets regularly to discuss topics related to the welfare of the community. Additionally, Elliston holds elections for positions on the Town Council and other local offices every few years. Residents have the opportunity to support their preferred candidates by participating in public forums and engaging in other electoral activities such as donating time or money to campaigns. With strong participation from its citizens, Elliston is committed to making sure all voices are heard and represented in local politics.
The political climate in Elliston, MT is strongly conservative.
Powell County, MT is very conservative. In Powell County, MT 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.7%.
Powell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elliston, MT is strongly conservative.
Powell 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.
Elliston, 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 Elliston, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $1,663 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)