Melstone, MT is a small rural town in Montana with a population of just over 400 people. The town is served by an elected mayor and board of trustees who are responsible for setting policy and crafting laws that govern the town. The legislation they pass affects all aspects of life in Melstone, from taxation to infrastructure development. Every two years, local citizens have the opportunity to elect officials who represent their interests in the Melstone municipal government. In recent years, candidates have focused on improving public safety, improving educational opportunities for children, and creating economic growth opportunities within the community. Overall, Melstone has a strong tradition of political engagement from its citizens and continues to be an active participant in local elections and debates about policy issues.
The political climate in Melstone, MT is very conservative.
Musselshell County, MT is very conservative. In Musselshell County, MT 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Musselshell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.3%.
Musselshell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melstone, MT is very conservative.
Musselshell 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.
Melstone, 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 Melstone, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)