The politics in 59725 Dillon, MT are shaped by the decisions of several local government officials. The Dillon City Council is responsible for making decisions related to the budget and local services such as trash collection, street lighting, and public safety. There are also County Commissioners and a County Sheriff who work to ensure the safety of all citizens and visitors to the area. Other political representatives include state legislators like senators and representatives from Montana's House of Representatives. Local candidates run for office each election season, offering their own perspectives and ideas on how to best improve Dillon. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and represent different interests that are important to Dillon residents. Political activity in this small town is an important part of life for many people, especially those who want to make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Zip 59725 (Dillon, MT) is strongly conservative.
Beaverhead County, MT is very conservative. In Beaverhead County, MT 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beaverhead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.4%.
Beaverhead county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59725 (Dillon, MT) is strongly conservative.
Dillon, Montana is strongly conservative.
Beaverhead 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.
Dillon, 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 59725 (Dillon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $37,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $52,189 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)