The town of Seeley Lake, MT 59868 is located in Missoula County in the western part of the state. It is a small rural community with a population of just under 1,200 people and is surrounded by forests and lakes. The town is governed by a mayor who is elected every four years, as well as six council members also elected every four years. The town's local political system is based on consensus building and communication between all its citizens. Issues facing the community are typically brought to the Mayor and City Council to hear citizen input before any decisions are made. Local politicians focus on topics such as infrastructure maintenance, economic growth, improving public safety, and preserving the environment of the area. Community involvement is an important factor in making sure that Seeley Lake's citizens' voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Zip 59868 (Seeley Lake, 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 59868 (Seeley Lake, MT) is somewhat liberal.
Seeley Lake, 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.
Seeley Lake, 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 59868 (Seeley Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 209 contributions totaling $51,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $6,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)