Harlowton, MT, is a small rural town located in the central part of Montana. The town is home to just under 1,000 people and has a rich history that dates back to the 1800s. It is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected every two years during local elections. The city council works together to make decisions regarding the welfare of the town and its citizens, such as setting tax rates, approving zoning regulations, and organizing community activities. Local candidates running for office must be registered voters in Harlowton and must campaign actively in order to gain votes from their constituents. Overall, politics in Harlowton are generally moderate with an emphasis on conservative fiscal policies and local control over issues that affect the town directly.
The political climate in Zip 59036 (Harlowton, MT) is very conservative.
Wheatland County, MT is very conservative. In Wheatland County, MT 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wheatland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.1%.
Wheatland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59036 (Harlowton, MT) is very conservative.
Harlowton, Montana is very conservative.
Wheatland 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.
Harlowton, 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 59036 (Harlowton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)