The politics in 59841 Pinesdale, MT are centered around the city council which is comprised of five members that are elected by the community. These representatives serve to make decisions about local taxes, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other matters important to the citizens of Pinesdale. The current mayor is Bob Miller and he has been in office since 2013. Each year, there is an election to select three members for the City Council. This election usually attracts many candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates. Issues such as economic development, environmental protection, and education are commonly discussed during campaigns. The city also works closely with state and federal officials to ensure that Pinesdale receives the funding necessary for various projects.
The political climate in Zip 59841 (Pinesdale, MT) is very conservative.
Ravalli County, MT is very conservative. In Ravalli County, MT 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ravalli county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.7%.
Ravalli county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59841 (Pinesdale, MT) is very conservative.
Pinesdale, Montana is very conservative.
Ravalli 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.
Pinesdale, 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 59841 (Pinesdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)