Politics in 59074 Ryegate, MT are largely based around the state and federal level, with many of the area's residents taking part in the democratic process to make sure their voices are heard. Local politicians often attend events and meetings in town in order to better understand the needs and wants of their constituents. Many issues important to the area include taxes, healthcare, education, infrastructure, transportation, and environmental protection. The city is proud of its local government which works hard to maintain a high standard of living for its citizens. Voters in 59074 Ryegate have also had an important role in electing representatives at state and national levels who will advocate for their interests in all government decisions.
The political climate in Zip 59074 (Ryegate, MT) is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, MT is very conservative. In Golden Valley County, MT 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Golden Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.5%.
Golden Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59074 (Ryegate, MT) is very conservative.
Ryegate, Montana is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, Montana is very conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Ryegate, 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 59074 (Ryegate)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)