Craig, Montana is a small town located in the southwest region of the state. Although Craig is relatively small with just over 1000 residents, it still has an active local political scene. Residents of Craig have elected candidates to represent them on the county commission, school board, and other local government bodies. In addition to these elected positions, Craig also has its own mayor and city council that work together to ensure that the needs of the community are being met. Residents here take their political involvement seriously and often come out in record numbers for election day. With such a strong sense of community and civic engagement, Craig is an exemplary example of what local politics should look like.
The political climate in Craig, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lewis and Clark County, MT is leaning conservative. In Lewis and Clark County, MT 46.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis and Clark county remained Republican, 50.6% to 46.7%.
Lewis and Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Craig, MT is somewhat conservative.
Lewis and Clark County, Montana is leaning conservative.
Helena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Craig, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Craig, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $7,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,029 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)