Rosebud, MT County is a small rural county located in the north part of Montana. Politically, it is generally seen as conservative and has gone red in the past several election cycles. Local politics are mostly focused on issues such as agricultural development, protecting local businesses and preserving the rural character of the area. The county often votes for Republican candidates in national elections, but there have been some progressive wins in recent years, such as electing the first female sheriff for Rosebud County in 2020. The county's legislative body consists of five commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. They make decisions about local laws, zoning regulations and budgets for public services.
The political climate in Rosebud County, MT is very conservative.
In Rosebud County, MT 31.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rosebud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.8%.
Rosebud county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rosebud 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.
Rosebud, Montana: R R d 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 Rosebud County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $34,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $18,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)