The town of Malta, MT (zip code 59538) is located in Phillips County, Montana and has a population of 1,737 people according to the 2019 US Census. It is the county seat of Phillips County and home to several important civic organizations. Malta’s politics are largely run through the city government which consists of a mayor and five-member city council. The city also elects two representatives to represent them in the state legislature. The local political landscape is characterized by strong commitment to small-town values and an appreciation for natural resources like the Missouri River that runs nearby. The community also values education with recent efforts towards providing affordable pre-K programs for all residents. In addition, there is a high level of engagement from citizens during elections and active discussion about issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 59538 (Malta, MT) is very conservative.
Phillips County, MT is very conservative. In Phillips County, MT 17.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.5%.
Phillips county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59538 (Malta, MT) is very conservative.
Malta, Montana is very conservative.
Phillips 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.
Malta, 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 59538 (Malta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $8,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)