Crane, MT 59217 is a small town located in north-central Montana. It takes pride in its strong community values and the unique character of its residents. Politically, Crane is an independent-minded rural community that favors candidates who represent their local values and interests. Many residents are drawn to candidates who focus on issues such as preserving natural resources, addressing economic disparities within the state, and advocating for sensible policies that will benefit their hometown. Local candidates also emphasize the importance of providing quality public services for all citizens regardless of where they live. As a result, many members of the Crane community feel strongly connected to their local politicians and often take part in civil discourse about political issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 59217 (Crane, MT) is very conservative.
Richland County, MT is very conservative. In Richland County, MT 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.1%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59217 (Crane, MT) is very conservative.
Crane, Montana is very conservative.
Richland 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.
Crane, 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 59217 (Crane)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)