The small town of Saddle Butte, MT is home to a tight-knit community of approximately 1,000 people. Although the population is relatively small, the local politics are still very important. The citizens of Saddle Butte take pride in having their voices heard and elect representatives who care about their welfare and well-being. Each election cycle, locals come out to vote for candidates who will best represent them and ensure that their interests are being looked after. These candidates are usually from within the community and understand the unique needs of the townspeople. The citizens work together to build strong relationships with their elected officials and ensure that they are making decisions that will benefit them in both the short term and long term.
The political climate in Saddle Butte, MT is moderately conservative.
Hill County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Hill County, MT 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hill county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 41.5%.
Hill county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saddle Butte, MT is moderately conservative.
Hill 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.
Saddle Butte, Montana: r r D d 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 Saddle Butte, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 726 contributions totaling $79,333 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $42,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)