Broadwater County, Montana is an eclectic mix of rural and urban areas that are rich in history and culture. It is home to a diverse population of people who all have unique perspectives on the local politics. Each election year brings a host of candidates vying for office, with a wide range of views and ideas on the best way to move the county forward. In addition to local government officials, Broadwater County citizens also elect a representative to the Montana state legislature, which serves as an important part of determining statewide policy. The decisions made by elected officials have far-reaching consequences for all constituents living in Broadwater County, so it's important for residents to stay informed about what their representatives are doing and how they may be able to affect change.
The political climate in Broadwater County, MT is very conservative.
In Broadwater County, MT 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broadwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.4%.
Broadwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Broadwater 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.
Broadwater, 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 Broadwater County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 130 contributions totaling $11,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $14,223 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)