Hot Springs, MT (59845) is a small town that has a population of about 2,400 people. The local government is run by the city council, which consists of five elected members who are responsible for representing the interests and needs of the citizens in Hot Springs. The political climate in Hot Springs is generally relaxed and friendly as most people try to get along and work together for the betterment of their community. Elections take place bi-annually with each seat on the council up for re-election at least once every four years. In recent years, issues such as infrastructure investments and economic growth have been popular topics among citizens and candidates alike. All candidates running for office must be residents of Hot Springs for at least one year prior to their election date in order to be eligible to run. As a result, voters are able to choose from a variety of local candidates who understand the various concerns of their constituents and can make meaningful contributions to the well-being of Hot Springs.
The political climate in Zip 59845 (Hot Springs, MT) is very conservative.
Sanders County, MT is very conservative. In Sanders County, MT 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanders county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.9%.
Sanders county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59845 (Hot Springs, MT) is very conservative.
Hot Springs, Montana is very conservative.
Sanders 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.
Hot Springs, 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 59845 (Hot Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $2,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)