The small town of Charlo, MT sits in the northwest corner of Montana. It has a population of about 800 people and is surrounded by pristine forests, rivers, and lakes. While it may be small in size, the politics in Charlo have a big impact on the community. Local elections are held every two years and are an important way for residents to have their voices heard. Charlo is governed by a mayor and five council members who work together to make decisions on behalf of the town. The local government works closely with state representatives who help ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. Political topics discussed at local meetings range from education funding to energy conservation and environmental protection plans. Community members also come together to discuss any other issues that arise during election cycles or other times throughout the year. Charlo is a close-knit community that values its political views and works hard to create an environment where everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 59824 (Charlo, MT) is moderately 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 59824 (Charlo, MT) is moderately conservative.
Charlo, Montana is moderately 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.
Charlo, 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 59824 (Charlo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $38,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)