The small city of Ronan, MT (zip code 59864) is in the northwest corner of Montana and is home to about 4,000 people. It is a rural city with strong ties to its agricultural and ranching history. The local politics of Ronan are reflective of its rural character. The current mayor is Jay Redstone, who was elected in 2017. He is an advocate of small business development and creating sustainable investment within the community. The City Council reflects this emphasis on economic development and community engagement by establishing programs that support local businesses and provide resources for citizens. In addition, the Council has worked together to enact laws that protect agriculture in the area while also recognizing the impact of climate change on the region’s land use patterns. Additionally, residents can get involved in local politics by attending City Council meetings or joining one of the many committees that focus on specific issues like education or sustainability initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 59864 (Ronan, MT) is somewhat 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 59864 (Ronan, MT) is somewhat conservative.
Ronan, Montana is somewhat 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.
Ronan, 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 59864 (Ronan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $47,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $17,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)