Sun River, Montana is a small town located in the western part of the state. The politics in Sun River are mainly focused on supporting local businesses and improving infrastructure. There have been multiple initiatives to upgrade the roads and sidewalks throughout town, which have helped bring more visitors and new residents into the area. Local politicians focus on finding ways to boost economic development while preserving the region's natural beauty. They also work to keep taxes low, provide quality education options for children, and ensure access to healthcare for all citizens. Candidates running for office in Sun River work hard to listen to their constituents’ needs and create policies that reflect those needs.
The political climate in Sun River, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sun River, MT is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sun River, 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 Sun River, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $3,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $7,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $642 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)