The small town of Turah, MT is a tight-knit community that is heavily focused on local politics. As the population of Turah has grown over the last few years, so too have the opportunities for individuals to become involved in their local government and make an impact on their community. With several different elected officials at all levels of government, from town mayor to county commissioner, there are plenty of ways for citizens to get involved in their local politics and make sure their voices are heard. With participation in elections and attending meetings open to the public, citizens can make sure their concerns are addressed. Moreover, with organizations like the local Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups hosting events and providing resources to learn more about specific issues, individuals in Turah can stay informed about what’s going on in their city.
The political climate in Turah, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, MT is strongly liberal. In Missoula County, MT 60.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missoula county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Missoula county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turah, MT is leaning liberal.
Missoula County, Montana is strongly liberal.
Missoula Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Turah, Montana: r d D D D D
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 Turah, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,289 contributions totaling $1,112,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $96,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)