Musselshell, MT is a small rural town located in south-central Montana. As such, politics in the town tends to be relatively low-key when compared to larger cities and towns across the state. Nonetheless, local elections are taken seriously by Musselshell residents and their importance is reflected in the level of civic engagement seen at polling places each Election Day. Local political candidates have been active in Musselshell for many years, engaging the community to discuss important issues and organize support for their campaigns. Residents of Musselshell take pride in their political involvement as they understand how important it is to make sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Musselshell, MT is strongly conservative.
Musselshell County, MT is very conservative. In Musselshell County, MT 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Musselshell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.3%.
Musselshell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Musselshell, MT is strongly conservative.
Musselshell County, Montana is very 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.
Musselshell, 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 Musselshell, MT
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 12 contributions totaling $1,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)