The Kalispell, MT Metro Area is a vibrant city with many different political views. The area is home to a wide range of political parties and organizations, from Conservatives to Progressives. Every election cycle brings out passionate candidates who are determined to make their voices heard and represent the citizens in their respective district. Candidates from both major parties can be found on the ballot, as well as those from minor parties such as the Green Party or Libertarians. Community forums and debates provide voters with an opportunity to get to know local candidates better and make informed decisions when casting their ballots. Local elections are also an excellent way for citizens to have a direct say in the politics of their community and help ensure that each person’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Kalispell Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Kalispell Metro Area 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Kalispell metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.8%.
The Kalispell metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kalispell 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.
Kalispell, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Kalispell Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,134 contributions totaling $1,068,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,224 contributions totaling $915,712 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $412 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)