In 59859 Plains, MT, politics are largely driven by the people who live and work in the area. Local politicians strive to represent the interests of their constituents and strive for policies that benefit everyone in the community. There is a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in local politics, with many citizens participating in town hall meetings and other events to voice their opinions. The local government works hard to ensure that everyone's voices are heard when making important decisions. People often take part in debates over how to best support small businesses, develop infrastructure, improve education, and protect the environment. All parties within the city recognize that cooperation is essential for any progress to be made and they strive for compromise between all sides while ensuring every citizen has an equal voice.
The political climate in Zip 59859 (Plains, 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 59859 (Plains, MT) is very conservative.
Plains, 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.
Plains, 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 59859 (Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $6,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $13,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)