Lewistown, MT is a small town located in central Montana and has a rich history of political activity. While the city does not have any local elected officials or hold local elections, it does host several civic organizations and events such as town meetings and debates that provide opportunities for citizens to get involved in the political process. The city is the county seat of Fergus County, which sends representatives to both the state legislature and Congress. Residents of Lewistown are represented at both levels by Senator Steve Daines, Representative Matt Rosendale, and Governor Greg Gianforte. At the local level, residents are active in advocating for their interests through grassroots campaigns, lobbying efforts, or simply voicing their opinions at public forums. Though there are no locally elected individuals representing Lewistown on either a state or federal level, citizens still take an active interest in politics and work together to ensure their concerns are considered when important decisions are made.
The political climate in Lewistown, MT is strongly conservative.
Fergus County, MT is very conservative. In Fergus County, MT 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fergus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 23.0%.
Fergus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewistown, MT is strongly conservative.
Fergus 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.
Lewistown, 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 Lewistown, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 445 contributions totaling $41,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 258 contributions totaling $106,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $411 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)