Blaine County, Montana is a rural area in the north-west corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population of farmers, ranchers and other working people. The economy in Blaine County is largely based on agriculture and the natural resources found here. Despite its rural status, Blaine County has been heavily involved in the political process at both the state and national levels. Local candidates for office are regularly seen campaigning around the county, talking to voters about their ideas for improving life in Blaine County. Additionally, local issues such as education and healthcare are often debated among residents in this area. With a strong sense of community pride, Blaine County remains an integral part of the Montana political landscape.
The political climate in Blaine County, MT is leaning liberal.
In Blaine County, MT 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blaine county flipped Democratic, 51.0% to 47.1%.
Blaine county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blaine County, MT is leaning liberal.
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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.
Blaine, Montana: r r D D r d
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 Blaine County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $25,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $15,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)