Politics in 59489 Winifred, MT are largely influenced by the local government. The town is governed by an elected board of trustees and operates under a Mayor-Commissioner form of government. Elected officials include the mayor, two commissioners and three trustees who are responsible for setting policy and providing oversight for the town’s operations. All elections are held according to Montana state laws and regulations, with voting taking place at designated polling places throughout the town. Residents can become more involved in local politics by attending meetings and engaging with their local representatives on issues that are important to them. In addition, there are several organizations in the community that promote civic engagement and political education such as the Winifred Civic League and Women's Forum. Overall, politics in 59489 Winifred, MT provide residents with a variety of ways to get involved in their community and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 59489 (Winifred, MT) is very conservative.
Fergus County, MT is very conservative. In Fergus County, MT 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fergus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 23.0%.
Fergus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59489 (Winifred, MT) is very conservative.
Winifred, Montana is very conservative.
Fergus 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.
Winifred, 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 59489 (Winifred)
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 20 contributions totaling $3,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)