Acton, Montana is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its picturesque scenery and friendly residents. Politically, Acton is represented in the state legislature by Republican Representative Roger Hagan and Democratic Senator Jon Tester. At the local level, there are several candidates running for office in 2021. The current mayor is Elizabeth Spitz, who was first elected in 2018. She has been actively involved in initiatives to improve public health and safety as well as attract more businesses to the area. Additionally, she has been a vocal advocate for increasing access to broadband internet services for all residents. Other current candidates include Erickson Chambers, who has focused his campaign on fiscal responsibility and environmental protection; Scott Miller, who has pushed for greater transparency in government; and Billie Jean McGuire, who wants to create more opportunities for young people through job training and education programs. With such a diverse set of candidates representing both major parties, it's clear that Acton is a politically engaged community that takes an active role in deciding its future.
The political climate in Zip 59002 (Acton, MT) is strongly conservative.
Yellowstone County, MT is strongly conservative. In Yellowstone County, MT 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellowstone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.6%.
Yellowstone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59002 (Acton, MT) is strongly conservative.
Acton, Montana is strongly conservative.
Yellowstone County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly 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.
Acton, 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 59002 (Acton)
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 2 contributions totaling $45 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)