Madison County, MT is an important political region in the state. With a population of over 33,000 people, it is home to a wide variety of local politicians and representatives. The county has a number of notable political figures representing it in the state legislature, including representatives from both sides of the aisle. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters as well; in 2020, turnout was nearly 60%, one of the highest levels in recent memory. As such, Madison County remains an important part of Montana's political landscape and is closely watched by many both inside and outside the state. Local issues are also frequently at the forefront during election season, as candidates vie for their constituents' votes by presenting viable solutions to often pressing problems such as education reform and environmental protection. It will be interesting to see what kind of impact Madison County will have on Montana's politics going forward.
The political climate in Madison County, MT is very conservative.
In Madison County, MT 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.1%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison 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.
Madison, 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 Madison County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 450 contributions totaling $81,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $142,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)