Dawson County, Montana is a small rural county located in the northeastern corner of the state. Though it has a relatively small population that numbers just over seven thousand people, the county is full of political activity and has become increasingly relevant in recent years. The county’s Democratic Party is one of the most influential in Montana, while its Republican Party is also gaining ground in the area. Local elections often draw large crowds and debates are held throughout the year on issues ranging from environmentalism to education reform. Several local candidates have come to prominence over the years as well, thanks to their dedicated campaigns and commitment to their constituents needs. With an ever increasing population and more people getting involved in local politics every day, Dawson County will continue to be an important part of Montana’s political landscape for many years to come.
The political climate in 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
Dawson 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.
Dawson, 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 Dawson County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 243 contributions totaling $42,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $44,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)