Cascade, MT County is located in the state of Montana. The county is governed by elected officials who represent their constituents at a local level. These politicians make decisions that affect the lives of Cascade citizens and help shape the future of the community. Community members can become involved in politics by attending local meetings, showing support for local candidates, and voting in elections. At its core, Cascade politics is about the people coming together to work towards a better future for everyone in Cascade County. Civic engagement and participation are key components to making sure decisions are made with consideration for all residents.
The political climate in 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
Cascade County, MT 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.
Cascade, 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 Cascade County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,636 contributions totaling $527,004 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,143 contributions totaling $266,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)