The small town of Bigfork, MT (59911) is governed by a mayor and four council members. The mayor and council are elected in November of even-numbered years, and the local government works hard to ensure their constituents receive an excellent level of service. Bigfork is a close-knit community, so the political landscape generally reflects the values of its citizens: fiscal responsibility, limited government intervention, and respect for private property rights. Local candidates typically run on platforms that emphasize these principles as well as other important issues such as economic development or environmental protection. Residents can be sure that their vote will make a difference in shaping the future of Bigfork.
The political climate in Zip 59911 (Bigfork, MT) is strongly conservative.
Flathead County, MT is strongly conservative. In Flathead County, MT 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Flathead county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.8%.
Flathead county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59911 (Bigfork, MT) is strongly conservative.
Bigfork, Montana is strongly conservative.
Flathead County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Kalispell 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.
Bigfork, 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 59911 (Bigfork)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 689 contributions totaling $144,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 430 contributions totaling $314,424 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $731 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)