Yellowstone County, Montana is an area that is focused on local issues and the well-being of its citizens. The county is home to a variety of political organizations and activists who are passionate about representing their community at all levels of government. These groups are actively involved in many aspects of politics, from organizing rallies and events to helping elect representatives who will fight for their interests. Local politicians understand the importance of working with the people they serve in order to create positive change within the county and make sure that their voices are heard. At the same time, residents have many opportunities to get involved with the political process by attending town hall meetings or volunteering for campaigns. No matter how one chooses to become engaged, Yellowstone County is a place that values its citizens’ commitment to making a difference in their community through politics.
The political climate in Yellowstone County, MT is strongly conservative.
In Yellowstone County, MT 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellowstone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.6%.
Yellowstone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yellowstone County, MT is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Yellowstone, 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 Yellowstone County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,079 contributions totaling $1,376,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,068 contributions totaling $1,932,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $630 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)