Sheridan, MT is a small town located in south-central Montana with a population of about 500 people. It has a rich history and culture that has been shaped by the Native American tribes who first inhabited the area as well as settlers who moved here during the 1800s and 1900s. The politics in Sheridan are focused on local issues such as education, infrastructure development, public safety and economic growth. The local government is led by Mayor Lisa Gray and six council members elected every two years from six wards throughout the city. The local government works to ensure that all citizens are represented fairly and that their voices are heard when decisions are made about the future of Sheridan. Local political candidates work to create positive change for the community through initiatives such as job creation, increased access to healthcare, improved public services, and environmental sustainability.
The political climate in Sheridan, MT is strongly conservative.
Madison County, MT is very conservative. In Madison County, MT 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.1%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheridan, MT is strongly conservative.
Madison 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.
Sheridan, 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 Sheridan, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $4,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $43,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $986 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)