Belt, MT (59412) is a small town in Montana with approximately 1,250 residents. Politics in this area are largely focused on local issues such as the conservation of the natural environment, providing access to quality education and healthcare, and supporting small businesses. The town is represented by two state legislators: Senator Steve Fitzpatrick and Representative Kenneth Holmlund. Both have been supportive of local initiatives such as increasing funding for educational resources and helping small business owners get the necessary resources they need to succeed. Additionally, both have been active participants in working with community groups to help protect the local environment through development policies that prioritize natural resource conservation. Belt, MT is a tight-knit town that values its connection to nature and takes pride in its local politicians who work to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 59412 (Belt, MT) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 59412 (Belt, MT) is moderately conservative.
Belt, Montana is moderately conservative.
Cascade County, Montana 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.
Belt, 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 zip 59412 (Belt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $3,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $16,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $734 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)