The small town of Sand Coulee, Montana is situated in Cascade County and has a population of just over 500 people. The area is heavily influenced by its location within the state, with politics often reflecting the larger decisions made at the state-level. For instance, during the 2016 presidential election, 59472 Sand Coulee casted its votes for Donald Trump, just like many other parts of Montana. At the local level, political candidates are primarily focused on issues that affect the small community such as infrastructure improvements, budgeting for public services, and increasing access to healthcare and education. The local government puts a great emphasis on making sure that everyone's voice is heard and their views taken into account when making important decisions about policies and laws. As such, it is not uncommon to see a variety of different political candidates running for office in order to represent the diverse opinions held by those living in Sand Coulee.
The political climate in Zip 59472 (Sand Coulee, MT) is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, MT is moderately conservative. In Cascade County, MT 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cascade county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Cascade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59472 (Sand Coulee, MT) is moderately conservative.
Sand Coulee, Montana is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana is moderately conservative.
Great Falls Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sand Coulee, 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 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 59472 (Sand Coulee)
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 9 contributions totaling $1,193 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)