Rollins, Montana is a small town nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. With a population of about 2,500 people, this quaint community is known for its tight-knit atmosphere and welcoming nature. Despite its size, Rollins has an active political landscape with a wide variety of opinions and ideas. Local elections are frequent, allowing citizens to have their voices heard and influence decisions that affect their lives. The city council consists of five members who decide on important issues such as budgets, infrastructure development, and safety regulations. In addition to local politics, Rollins also follows state and national politics closely by staying up-to-date on current events and laws that could affect them. All in all, the politics of Rollins demonstrate how small towns can still have an important role in making change happen.
The political climate in Rollins, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rollins, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Montana 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.
Rollins, 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 Rollins, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $4,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)