The small town of Orchard Homes, MT is home to a passionate and vibrant political climate. Though the community is small, the residents take their civic duties seriously and participate in local politics with enthusiasm. From voting on ballot initiatives and referendums to supporting local candidates for office, Orchard Homes residents are actively engaged in the political process. There are several grassroots organizations dedicated to promoting progressive values and advocating for social justice initiatives in the community, as well as several conservative groups that work to protect traditional values and preserve the status quo. Regardless of where they fall along the political spectrum, almost everyone in Orchard Homes takes part in debates about issues that matter to them and votes according to their beliefs.
The political climate in Orchard Homes, MT is somewhat 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
Orchard Homes, MT is somewhat 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.
Orchard Homes, 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 Orchard Homes, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,640 contributions totaling $292,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 330 contributions totaling $157,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $478 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)