Politics in 59484 Sweet Grass, MT are shaped by the local government and the people who reside in the city. Sweet Grass has a mayor-council form of governance, which allows for local elected officials to work together to address community needs. The mayor is responsible for setting policy and overseeing the daily operation of municipal offices, while council members serve as representatives for their respective wards and provide legislative support. Sweet Grass has three main political parties – Democrats, Republicans, and Independents – all of which have their own distinct views on how to address the issues facing their city. In recent years, Sweet Grass has seen increased voter turnout and involvement from its citizens in local elections due to increased awareness of current events and issues that affect everyone's lives. Residents of Sweet Grass also take part in state and national elections with enthusiasm, making sure their voices are heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Zip 59484 (Sweet Grass, MT) is very conservative.
Toole County, MT is very conservative. In Toole County, MT 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Toole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.0%.
Toole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59484 (Sweet Grass, MT) is very conservative.
Sweet Grass, Montana is very conservative.
Toole 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.
Sweet Grass, 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 59484 (Sweet Grass)
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 5 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)