Wheatland County, Montana is a rural county located in the state’s northeast corner. Its politics are largely influenced by its agricultural background, with the primary focus on issues such as water rights, public lands management, and resource extraction. The county has seen the emergence of several prominent local political groups in recent years. These include the Wheatland Agriculture Alliance, which advocates for sustainable farming practices; Montana Fairness Project, which promotes progressive policies; and the Wheatland County Republican Party, which focuses on fiscal responsibility and individual liberty. In addition to these organizations, there are also a number of individuals running for local office who have gained support from their respective parties. As election season approaches, it will be interesting to see how Wheatland County residents’ viewpoints come together to shape their political landscape.
The political climate in Wheatland County, MT is very conservative.
In Wheatland County, MT 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wheatland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.1%.
Wheatland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatland 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.
Wheatland, 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 Wheatland County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $10,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $11,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)