The small, rural town of Arlee, MT, 59821 is governed by nonpartisan local government. All of the elected officials in the area are dedicated to representing the interests of their constituents and working together to ensure that all members of the community are provided with necessary resources and services. The most notable elected officials in the area include the mayor, who oversees daily operations and works with local organizations to promote growth; three trustees on the city council who collaborate with council members to approve budgets and determine other important decisions; and one representative on a county commission board that meets regularly to review projects and fees for county-level services. With a population of just under 1,000 people, Arlee is a tight knit community where politics focus primarily on keeping it a safe place for all citizens to live in peace.
The political climate in Zip 59821 (Arlee, MT) is moderately conservative.
Lake County, MT is somewhat conservative. In Lake County, MT 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.6%.
Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59821 (Arlee, MT) is moderately conservative.
Arlee, Montana is moderately conservative.
Lake County, Montana is somewhat 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.
Arlee, Montana: R R d 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 59821 (Arlee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 300 contributions totaling $143,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)