West Glendive, MT is a small town located in Dawson County with a population of around 4,000 people. It has a vibrant community with an active local government that works hard to ensure the citizens are represented to the best of their abilities. The city is served by three members on the West Glendive City Commission who are elected to three-year terms and tasked with creating laws and policies that govern the town. They also work with other governmental organizations, such as the county and state legislature, to promote economic development and job growth in the area. Additionally, they have several initiatives throughout the year that aim to improve quality of life for all residents. Residents can participate in local politics by voting for their preferred candidates during municipal elections and attending public meetings hosted by the commission. Overall, West Glendive’s political system helps keep it running smoothly while providing residents with opportunities to get involved and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in West Glendive, MT is strongly conservative.
Dawson County, MT is very conservative. In Dawson County, MT 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dawson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 19.9%.
Dawson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Glendive, MT is strongly conservative.
Dawson 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.
West Glendive, 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 West Glendive, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 237 contributions totaling $41,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $42,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)