Judith Basin County, Montana is a small rural county located in the north-central part of the state. It is home to several small towns and rural communities, making up the population of around 2,800. The local politics of Judith Basin County are centered on providing quality services to all its citizens, while maintaining fiscal responsibility and keeping taxes low. The county is represented by three County Commissioners who are elected by the voters in the county every four years. Each Commissioner is responsible for representing one district within the county. In addition to this there are other officials that serve in various capacities to ensure that all citizens of Judith Basin County have an equal voice in government decisions. Local political candidates are focused on preserving the rural character of Judith Basin County and ensuring that it remains a great place to live and work for generations to come.
The political climate in Judith Basin County, MT is very conservative.
In Judith Basin County, MT 20.5% 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, Judith Basin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.5%.
Judith Basin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Judith Basin 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.
Judith Basin, 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 Judith Basin County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $16,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $360 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)