Belgrade, Montana is a small city located in Gallatin County. As of the most recent census data, the population of Belgrade is estimated to be around 8,000. The city has a mayor-council form of government with five elected positions including Mayor, City Administrator, and three City Council members. Each election cycle there are various local political candidates who compete for these positions. The city is represented in the state legislature by two Democratic senators and one Republican representative. Politically Belgrade leans more towards conservative values with a focus on improving infrastructure, investing in public safety, and promoting economic development. Local candidates typically agree on these important issues and often focus their campaigns on how best to address them. Ultimately Belgrade strives to provide its citizens with an environment full of opportunities while upholding its traditional values and sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Zip 59714 (Belgrade, MT) is leaning liberal.
Gallatin County, MT is leaning liberal. In Gallatin County, MT 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 44.6%.
Gallatin county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59714 (Belgrade, MT) is leaning liberal.
Belgrade, Montana is leaning liberal.
Gallatin County, Montana is leaning liberal.
Bozeman Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Belgrade, Montana: R R d r d d
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 59714 (Belgrade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,440 contributions totaling $94,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $156,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)