Lonepine, MT is a small rural town situated in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. The town is known for its natural beauty and friendly community. In terms of politics, Lonepine follows the same general structure as the rest of Montana. It has two major political parties: Republican and Democratic. Every four years, local residents come together to vote on their chosen candidates for state and federal offices. These candidates often come from both the Democratic and Republican parties, and it is up to each voter to decide which candidate they want to support. During election season, there are debates held between the different candidates where people can get a better understanding of each platform. Additionally, local organizations such as churches or community centers often host forums or events where people can ask questions and get answers about particular candidates or issues that are important to them. Overall, Lonepine’s politics are quite representative of the views of its citizens; they value democracy and debate while supporting whichever party best represents their beliefs and values.
The political climate in Lonepine, 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
Lonepine, 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.
Lonepine, 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 Lonepine, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $2,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)