Frenchtown, MT is a small town located in the western part of Montana. It is a vibrant community with a rich cultural heritage and strong sense of community. Politically, Frenchtown is relatively progressive and generally follows the trends of the rest of the state. While there are no local political candidates, Frenchtown has been represented in the state legislature by Senator Jon Tester for many years. He is viewed as an advocate for the townsfolk and works hard to meet their needs. Additionally, Frenchtown residents have also had a say in local government through voting on ballot initiatives that affect their community. All in all, Frenchtown has an active political climate that continues to shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 59834 (Frenchtown, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Missoula County, MT is strongly liberal. In Missoula County, MT 60.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Missoula county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.6% to 36.8%.
Missoula county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59834 (Frenchtown, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Frenchtown, Montana is somewhat liberal.
Missoula County, Montana is strongly liberal.
Missoula Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Frenchtown, Montana: r 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 59834 (Frenchtown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $6,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $11,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)