The small town of Sunburst, Montana, is home to many people who are passionate about their local politics. From town council meetings to school board debates, the citizens of Sunburst care deeply about the decisions that affect their lives. Every election year is a hotly contested race as candidates vie for votes and support. Issues such as roads, infrastructure and public safety are often discussed and debated by citizens and elected officials alike. Sunburst has a long history of electing leaders who strive to make the best decisions possible for the community they serve. With an active population eager to stay informed on political issues, Sunburst residents take pride in doing what’s best for their community.
The political climate in Sunburst, MT is strongly conservative.
Toole County, MT is very conservative. In Toole County, MT 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Toole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.0%.
Toole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunburst, MT is strongly conservative.
Toole 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.
Sunburst, 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 Sunburst, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $3,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)