Boulder, Montana is a small town located in the south-central portion of the state. It is an agricultural community with a population of about 1,400 people. Residents of Boulder take great pride in their local government and take part in various forms of politics to ensure that their voice is heard. There are many local representatives who strive to make decisions that positively impact the town and its citizens’ lives. They work hard to ensure that policies are implemented to improve infrastructure, foster economic growth, and protect natural resources. These representatives also support initiatives such as public school funding, job training programs, and cultural events. In addition to these efforts, local activists are always looking for ways to engage citizens and involve them in the political process. All of these efforts go towards creating a better future for Boulder and its citizens.
The political climate in Boulder, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MT is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MT 32.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boulder, MT is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Montana is very 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.
Boulder, 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 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 Boulder, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $26,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)