Livingston, Montana is a small town located in Park County. The town has seen its share of political activity throughout its history, from the growth of the local government to the election of state and federal politicians. In recent years, Livingston has seen an increase in turnout at local elections and a growing engagement with political issues. Residents take pride in having their voices heard on a number of different levels, from municipal decisions to those made at the state and federal level. Political parties are active in advocating for their platforms as well as working together to address issues facing Livingston’s citizens. This commitment to active engagement by both individual voters and organized groups makes Livingston an ideal place for political candidates looking to engage with constituents and get their message out to the public.
The political climate in Livingston, MT is leaning conservative.
Park County, MT is leaning conservative. In Park County, MT 45.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Park county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.6%.
Park county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston, MT is leaning conservative.
Park County, Montana is leaning 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,157 contributions totaling $397,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 363 contributions totaling $142,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)