Lolo, MT is a small town located in Western Montana. It is home to a rich history and strong community values, but its politics are unique in comparison to the bigger cities of the state. The town has been traditionally conservative for many years, yet more progressive candidates have made strides in recent years. Local elections typically focus on issues such as public safety, education, and economic development. Politicians from both sides of the aisle work together to create solutions that best benefit the people of Lolo. Some recent political issues that have been discussed include strengthening gun laws, increasing funding for schools, and creating incentives for businesses to move to the area. While not always popular decisions with all residents, progress in these areas is usually supported by a majority of the population.
The political climate in Lolo, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, MT is strongly liberal. In Missoula County, MT 60.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missoula county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Missoula county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lolo, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, Montana is strongly liberal.
Missoula Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Lolo, Montana: r d D D D D
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 Lolo, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $25,713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $9,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)