Winston, MT is a small town located in Cascade County. With a population of only 537 people, politics in Winston are generally quite low-key. Although there are no local political candidates currently running in the area, the citizens of Winston actively participate in state and national elections. They also regularly attend town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important local issues. The majority of residents hold moderate views on political topics, and they strive to find common ground with one another to ensure that everyone’s needs are met. As a result, Winston maintains strong community ties and is an example of how politicians can work together for the greater good of the public.
The political climate in Zip 59647 (Winston, MT) is very conservative.
Broadwater County, MT is very conservative. In Broadwater County, MT 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broadwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.4%.
Broadwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59647 (Winston, MT) is very conservative.
Winston, Montana is very conservative.
Broadwater 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.
Winston, 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 59647 (Winston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)