Rader Creek, MT is a small rural town with a population of approximately 10,000 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and board of commissioners. There are several local political candidates that run for office in the town, with most elections taking place on a yearly basis. These candidates typically campaign on issues important to the citizens of Rader Creek like economic growth and development, education reform, and public safety initiatives. In addition to local political issues, many of the candidates also address national and international issues in their campaigns, as this town is heavily impacted by decisions made outside its borders. The residents of Rader Creek take their civic duty seriously and invest time in learning about the different candidates before casting their vote in each election cycle.
The political climate in Rader Creek, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MT is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MT 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rader Creek, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Montana is very conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rader Creek, 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 Rader Creek, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 273 contributions totaling $10,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $8,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)