Vaughn, MT is a small town located in the western part of Montana with a population of around 500 people. It is an area known for its rich history and strong sense of community. The local politics of 59487 Vaughn, MT are just as important to many of its residents. Every two years, citizens vote for their local representatives to serve on the town council, which makes decisions on issues such as public safety, infrastructure and budgeting. In addition to this, citizens also have the opportunity to get involved in state and national voting initiatives to make their voices heard at a higher level. Ultimately, the political activity in 59487 Vaughn, MT is quite active and engaged with many opportunities available for residents to take part in impacting their local government.
The political climate in Zip 59487 (Vaughn, MT) is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59487 (Vaughn, MT) is moderately conservative.
Vaughn, Montana is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Vaughn, Montana: R R d 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 59487 (Vaughn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $5,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)