Elliston, Montana, located in the county of Powell with a population of approximately 511 people according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is a small rural town in central Montana. Despite its small size and population, Elliston has an active political presence within the region. The town is part of Montana's House District 98, which is represented by Lea Knutson in the state legislature. In terms of local government, Elliston relies on a three-member Town Council to provide leadership and guidance on issues that affect the community and its citizens directly. The council members are elected by local residents every two years during municipal elections in November. Additionally, Elliston residents are encouraged to be involved in civic life by voting in federal and state elections on the first Tuesday of November each year as well as participating in community events and gatherings hosted by their local government representatives throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 59728 (Elliston, MT) is very conservative.
Powell County, MT is very conservative. In Powell County, MT 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Powell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.7%.
Powell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59728 (Elliston, MT) is very conservative.
Elliston, Montana is very conservative.
Powell County, Montana is very conservative.
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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.
Elliston, 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 59728 (Elliston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $817 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)