Missoula, MT is an area steeped in political history and debate. It is home to a variety of political organizations, from local city councils to statewide initiatives. The diverse and engaged population of the region makes for a lively and passionate political climate. Despite the differences between political views, Missoula residents share a common goal of improving their community and creating opportunities for its citizens. Local politicians recognize this fact, and are always accessible to answer questions or discuss issues that matter to those who live in the area. With an ever-changing landscape of policy decisions at both local and statewide levels, Missoula remains a vibrant hub of political discussion and action.
The political climate in Zip 59808 (Missoula, 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 59808 (Missoula, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Missoula, 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.
Missoula, 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 59808 (Missoula)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,713 contributions totaling $219,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $495,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)