Fortine, MT is a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains in Montana. It is home to a few hundred people who are passionate about preserving its rural character and natural beauty. The politics of Fortine is shaped by this close-knit community's sense of identity and commitment to protecting the environment from development and over-consumption. Local elections are highly contested, with candidates representing various causes and interests of the residents of Fortine. For instance, some may run on a platform of creating more hiking trails or preserving open space while others may focus on improving infrastructure within the town limits. Regardless, all candidates strive to find common ground for the sake of Fortine's future prosperity.
The political climate in Fortine, MT is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, MT is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MT 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.8% to 24.1%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fortine, MT is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Fortine, 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 Fortine, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $20,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $11,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)