Cardwell, MT is a small town located in Beaverhead County with a population of about 400 people. The local politics here are managed by the mayor and the city council which consists of four members who are elected by the residents of Cardwell. The mayor and council work together to enact laws that benefit the citizens and address any issues within the community. As a small town, Cardwell focuses on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, and economic development while maintaining its unique sense of community and identity. Every candidate running for office is an advocate for their constituents and strives to bring positive change to the community. With each election cycle, Cardwell's residents engage in political discourse and show their commitment to their hometown by voting in candidates they believe will best serve them.
The political climate in Zip 59721 (Cardwell, MT) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MT is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MT 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59721 (Cardwell, MT) is strongly conservative.
Cardwell, Montana is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Montana is very conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cardwell, 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 59721 (Cardwell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $2,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)