Malmstrom AFB, MT is a town located in Cascade County, Montana. It is home to the 341st Missile Wing of the Air Force Global Strike Command and is an important part of the Greater Great Falls area. The local politics of Malmstrom AFB, MT are centered around issues related to its military base, such as budget allocations, infrastructure improvement and maintenance, and environmental concerns. Local candidates for office often have strong ties to the military base due to their association with the personnel stationed there. These candidates must demonstrate their commitment to the mission of the base and be aware of both civilian and military issues that may arise. Additionally, local leaders must work collaboratively with various other organizations to ensure that the needs of all stakeholders involved in Malmstrom AFB operations are met.
The political climate in Malmstrom AFB, MT is somewhat conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malmstrom AFB, MT is somewhat conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Malmstrom AFB, Montana: R R d 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 Malmstrom AFB, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,330 contributions totaling $120,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $74,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)