Granite County, Montana is an area with strong political roots. The county is made up of six towns and has a proud history of political involvement. As a result, the people of Granite County take pride in their local government and its representatives. Residents are actively involved in the political process, voting in every election and attending town hall meetings to discuss local issues. All citizens have a voice in their county's politics, whether they are registered Republicans or Democrats. Local candidates for office are often well-known members of the community and they strive to represent the best interests of their constituents. Granite County’s residents are passionate about politics and proudly engage in discussions about current events that affect them directly or indirectly. They value their ability to make an impact on their elected officials by voicing their opinions at town hall meetings and casting ballots on election day.
The political climate in Granite County, MT is very conservative.
In Granite County, MT 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Granite county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.4%.
Granite county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granite 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.
Granite, 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 Granite County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $8,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $6,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)