Great Falls, MT is a vibrant and diverse city in north-central Montana. It has a population of approximately 58,000 citizens and offers a wide range of activities and attractions for visitors and residents alike. Politically, Great Falls is part of the Cascade County Republican Organization. The Cascade County GOP elects local officials to represent their interests in both state and national government. Local politicians are heavily involved in the issues that affect the community, such as improving public safety, attracting new businesses, and providing quality educational opportunities for its citizens. Additionally, representatives from the county party actively engage with members of their community to ensure they are up to date on political issues facing Great Falls. Members also participate in fundraising activities to help raise money for their campaigns. With its strong political background, Great Falls continues to be an active hub of civic engagement throughout Montana.
The political climate in Zip 59404 (Great Falls, MT) is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59404 (Great Falls, MT) is moderately conservative.
Great Falls, Montana is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Great Falls, 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 59404 (Great Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,687 contributions totaling $218,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $115,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)