The politics in 59241 Hinsdale, MT are reflective of the rural nature of the area. This small town is part of Chouteau County, a largely agricultural county located in north-central Montana. The county is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners and is represented at the state level by one senator and one representative in the Montana State Legislature. Voters in 59241 Hinsdale have access to many resources for educating themselves on local issues as well as national political topics. These include newspapers, radio broadcasts, television news stations, and social media. Local organizations such as churches, community groups, and political action committees also provide information for citizens to engage with their local government and stay informed about current events.
The political climate in Zip 59241 (Hinsdale, MT) is very conservative.
Valley County, MT is very conservative. In Valley County, MT 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.2%.
Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59241 (Hinsdale, MT) is very conservative.
Hinsdale, Montana is very conservative.
Valley 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.
Hinsdale, 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 59241 (Hinsdale)
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 4 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)