Fairfield, MT is a small town located in the western part of the state. It has a strong sense of community and local pride that helps keep it close knit. Politically, Fairfield is a conservative area that typically leans Republican with most elections. However, there are times when the town will agree on Democratic candidates for local positions due to their stances on particular issues. Local elections tend to be low-key affairs where relationships and commonalities often play bigger roles than political viewpoints. Despite this, Fairfield residents have always been engaged in their community by participating in local forums and debates as well as attending town hall meetings to learn about different perspectives and share their own opinions.
The political climate in Fairfield, 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
Fairfield, 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $8,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $5,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)