Forsyth, Montana is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It is known for its friendly people and thriving local economy. Despite its small size, Forsyth is an active political center with many different organizations and institutions engaging in political activity. The town has an active city council which works to ensure that all residents have access to affordable services and resources. There are also several volunteer organizations that work on local campaigns and get out the vote initiatives. Additionally, Forsyth hosts annual debates and forums for candidates running for political office at both the county and state levels. Overall, politics play an important role in the lives of Forsyth's citizens and demonstrate how important it is to get involved in the democratic process.
The political climate in Forsyth, MT is strongly conservative.
Rosebud County, MT is very conservative. In Rosebud County, MT 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rosebud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.8%.
Rosebud county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forsyth, MT is strongly conservative.
Rosebud 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.
Forsyth, Montana: R R d 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 Forsyth, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $6,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $13,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)