Rosebud, MT is a small rural town in the western part of the state. It is the county seat and has a population of around 1000 people. Despite its small size, Rosebud still has an active political scene. Local politics in Rosebud revolve around issues such as economic development, education, and public safety. Every year, residents of Rosebud elect a mayor and several city councilors who take on the responsibility of making important decisions for their community. Candidates for election run on platforms that focus on local needs and offer solutions to meet them. Residents of Rosebud come together every year as active participants in local elections, showing pride in their community and dedication to finding solutions that work best for them.
The political climate in Rosebud, MT is strongly conservative.
Rosebud County, MT is very conservative. In Rosebud County, MT 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rosebud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.8%.
Rosebud county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosebud, MT is strongly conservative.
Rosebud 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.
Rosebud, 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 Rosebud, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $6,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $14,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)