Highwood, MT is a small town located in Cascade County with a population of 492. It is a rural community that relies heavily on the local farming industry and the surrounding ranching culture for its economic activity and livelihood. Politically, Highwood is part of Cascade County which is traditionally conservative, with most residents supporting right-wing candidates in elections. The town does not have any local political candidates and instead participates in statewide or national elections to choose their representatives. Residents often turn out in large numbers at the polls to cast their votes and ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government. In recent years, Highwood has been affected by issues such as immigration, rising taxes, healthcare reform, and economic development which have all had an impact on the political climate in the area.
The political climate in Zip 59450 (Highwood, MT) is strongly conservative.
Chouteau County, MT is strongly conservative. In Chouteau County, MT 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chouteau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Chouteau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59450 (Highwood, MT) is strongly conservative.
Highwood, Montana is strongly conservative.
Chouteau County, Montana is strongly 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.
Highwood, 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 59450 (Highwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $3,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)