Heron, MT is a small town located in the mountains of Montana. Although it's population may be quite small, Heron has a wide variety of political views and opinions among its citizens. Over the years, many local politicians have come and gone from Heron, with each one bringing their own ideas and initiatives for the betterment of the town. Currently, there are several prominent local politicians who are running for office in Heron, including Mayor Joe Smith and Councilman Frank Roberts. They both bring to the table unique perspectives on how to tackle issues such as education reform, economic development, and public safety. It will be interesting to see how things transpire in the upcoming election as locals weigh their options and decide which candidate they want representing them in Heron's government.
The political climate in Heron, MT is strongly conservative.
Sanders County, MT is very conservative. In Sanders County, MT 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.9%.
Sanders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Heron, MT is strongly conservative.
Sanders 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.
Heron, 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 Heron, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $4,160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)