The small town of 59006 Ballantine, MT is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the town's citizens. The mayor and council members serve two-year terms and ensure that the town adheres to Montana state laws and regulations. They also focus on local issues such as maintaining roads and creating opportunities for economic development within the community. In addition, they are responsible for providing essential services such as law enforcement, fire protection, sanitation, water supply, public works department, parks and recreation department, libraries and museums, and local schools. The mayor and city council work together to create policies that will benefit all residents of Ballantine. They strive to promote a safe environment where people can live happily in their homes while taking part in recreational activities. Furthermore, these politicians are dedicated to protecting natural resources like the nearby Yellowstone River which provides fishing opportunities for locals.
The political climate in Zip 59006 (Ballantine, 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 59006 (Ballantine, MT) is strongly conservative.
Ballantine, 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.
Ballantine, 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 59006 (Ballantine)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)