Powder River County, Montana is a rural county located in the northern part of the state and is home to a diverse population of approximately 3,000 people. The politics of Powder River county are largely driven by local issues such as land use, water rights, and agricultural policy. Each election cycle sees residents come out in force to cast their ballots for candidates who support their values and represent their interests. Locally elected officials include a sheriff, county commissioners, and members of the school board who work together to ensure that the county's citizens have access to quality services and resources. Residents take pride in their government and actively participate in various activities that shape public policy decisions. The political landscape in Powder River County is largely shaped by the opinions of its citizens and has remained relatively stable over time.
The political climate in Powder River County, MT is very conservative.
In Powder River County, MT 13.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powder River county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.4% to 13.6%.
Powder River county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Powder River County, MT is very conservative.
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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.
Powder River, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Powder River County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $978 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)