The small town of 59854 Ovando, MT is a rural area with limited political involvement. There are no local political candidates or parties when it comes to running for office. Voters have limited options when it comes to influencing the direction of the local government due to the lack of any organized structure or representatives. The population size is quite small and therefore has limited impact on the decisions being made at a higher level. The people of this small town are involved in community projects and activities that aim to improve their quality of life and create a better environment for their families. They strive to keep their community safe and vibrant by engaging with each other at various events, meetings, and festivals throughout the year. All in all, while politics may not be at the forefront in 59854 Ovando, MT, its residents still take an active role in working towards making positive changes for their area.
The political climate in Zip 59854 (Ovando, MT) is very conservative.
Powell County, MT is very conservative. In Powell County, MT 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.7%.
Powell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59854 (Ovando, MT) is very conservative.
Ovando, Montana is very conservative.
Powell County, Montana is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Ovando, 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 59854 (Ovando)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 566 contributions totaling $51,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)