The small town of Anaconda-Deer Lodge, MT (zip code 59711) is home to a population of just under 9,000 people. The area has a history of mining, and today the main industries are tourism and healthcare. On the political front, the town is represented at the local level by elected officials from both parties on the county commission and school board. At the state level, representation is provided by members of both state houses as well as Montana's congressional delegation in Washington D.C.. The mayor is an elected nonpartisan position that also serves on the economic development committee for Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. The City Council meets regularly throughout the year to discuss local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety matters. In addition to voting for these representatives during elections held every two years, residents of Anaconda-Deer Lodge can engage with their government through various community activities sponsored by city departments or organizations such as town hall meetings and public hearings.
The political climate in Zip 59711 (Anaconda-Deer Lodge, MT) is leaning liberal.
Deer Lodge County, MT is leaning liberal. In Deer Lodge County, MT 52.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Deer Lodge county remained moderately Democratic, 52.4% to 44.7%.
Deer Lodge county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59711 (Anaconda-Deer Lodge, MT) is leaning liberal.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Montana is leaning liberal.
Deer Lodge County, Montana is leaning liberal.
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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.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Montana: D D D D d d
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 59711 (Anaconda-Deer Lodge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $26,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $16,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)