The small town of Polson, Montana is known for its beautiful views of Flathead Lake and its friendly, tight-knit community. The local politics in Polson are no different – the city is managed by a mayor and four city councilors that work together to ensure the town runs smoothly. The city council makes decisions on important local issues such as zoning regulations and economic development initiatives. The citizens of Polson take pride in their involvement with the political process, attending public meetings and voicing their opinions on matters that affect them directly. Local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce help link residents to their elected representatives and keep them informed about the latest news from City Hall. Polson is a great example of what can be achieved when citizens come together to make a difference in their community!
The political climate in Polson, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polson, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lake County, Montana is somewhat 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.
Polson, 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 Polson, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $74,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $52,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)