Alder, Montana is a small town located in Deer Lodge County. It is known for its rural, agricultural landscape and tight-knit community. The politics of Alder are an important part of the town's identity. Residents take pride in their local governing body, which consists of a number of elected officials including the mayor and two city council members. The mayor and council members work to ensure that all residents have access to basic services such as water, electricity, and transportation. In addition to maintaining these essential services, the local government also works hard to preserve the rural nature of Alder by promoting economic development and providing support for local businesses. All of this is done with a deep respect for the history and values of Alder that make it such a unique place to live.
The political climate in Zip 59710 (Alder, MT) is very conservative.
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
Zip 59710 (Alder, MT) is very conservative.
Alder, Montana is very conservative.
Madison County, Montana 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.
Alder, 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 zip 59710 (Alder)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)