Hamilton, MT is a small town located in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. It is home to a friendly and welcoming community that takes pride in its rich heritage and vibrant culture. Politically, Hamilton is part of Ravalli County and is represented by elected officials at both the county and state level. At the county level, Ravalli County Commission members are responsible for setting budget priorities, approving land use decisions, providing services to citizens, and more. At the state level, Hamilton residents are represented by their local legislators in the Montana Senate and House of Representatives who work on behalf of constituents to pass legislature at the state level. In addition to these elected officials, Hamilton also has several active political organizations such as Vote Smart Montana that are dedicated to educating voters about issues facing the community. With so many different perspectives represented at all levels of government, Hamilton remains an engaged and politically active community that takes an active role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Hamilton, MT is moderately conservative.
Ravalli County, MT is very conservative. In Ravalli County, MT 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ravalli county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.7%.
Ravalli county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, MT is moderately conservative.
Ravalli 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,113 contributions totaling $162,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 657 contributions totaling $255,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)