The politics of Philipsburg, MT are focused on the local issues that affect its residents. The city government works to keep taxes low and to ensure that necessary services such as education, health care, and public safety are adequately funded. Local politicians work diligently to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and strive to create a better quality of life for all citizens in Philipsburg. They prioritize initiatives such as improving infrastructure, building a vibrant economy, and tackling environmental issues. The city also works hard to maintain a good working relationship with state and federal governments by promoting mutual understanding between the different levels of government. With various efforts being made, Philipsburg is on track to become an even better place for its residents in years to come.
The political climate in Philipsburg, MT is strongly conservative.
Granite County, MT is very conservative. In Granite County, MT 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Granite county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Granite county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Philipsburg, MT is strongly conservative.
Granite 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.
Philipsburg, 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 Philipsburg, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $6,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $3,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)