Garrison, MT is a small town with a tight-knit community. Although the population of Garrison is relatively small, the citizens of the town have close relationships with their local political representatives. The politicians in Garrison pride themselves on listening to the concerns of their constituents and working hard to ensure that the needs of their community are met. On election day, residents of Garrison come out in large numbers to cast their ballots for their preferred candidates. These candidates typically emphasize local issues like creating jobs and making sure that the small businesses in the area are supported. The people of Garrison take great pride in being active participants in politics and making sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Garrison, 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
Garrison, 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.
Garrison, 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 Garrison, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)