Edgar, Montana is a small town in eastern Montana with a population just over 500 people. It is known for its small-town charm and friendly residents. Politically, the town leans heavily towards conservative values, as demonstrated by the election of Republican candidates to local office. Edgar is served by the county government led by the sheriff and commissioner, both of whom hold Republican positions in the county’s two precincts. Local issues that are important to residents include maintaining low taxes, support for local businesses, and protecting public lands from development. Residents are also interested in preserving their rural way of life while addressing changing needs within the community. The town's representative in the state legislature is Senator Edith McKeon who focuses on improving education in rural areas, strengthening agricultural programs, and providing affordable healthcare for residents. Overall, Edgar remains a traditionally conservative area with an eye towards continuing its strong sense of community values while also addressing modern day issues facing residents.
The political climate in Zip 59026 (Edgar, MT) is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, MT is strongly conservative. In Carbon County, MT 34.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.3%.
Carbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59026 (Edgar, MT) is strongly conservative.
Edgar, Montana is strongly conservative.
Carbon County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Edgar, 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 59026 (Edgar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)