Fort Shaw, MT (59443) is a small town located in Cascade County with a population of about 300 people. The local government is heavily involved in the community and works hard to ensure that the residents have access to resources and quality services. There are various committees and boards within the city government, such as the Planning Commission and Parks & Recreation Board, which help guide city policy decisions. The mayor of Fort Shaw is responsible for appointing members of these bodies and representing the citizens’ interests. Additionally, there are many local political organizations devoted to advocating for specific causes or groups of citizens in Fort Shaw. Through these organizations, residents can stay informed on important issues impacting their community and make their voices heard on legislative matters.
The political climate in Zip 59443 (Fort Shaw, 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 59443 (Fort Shaw, MT) is moderately conservative.
Fort Shaw, 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.
Fort Shaw, 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 59443 (Fort Shaw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $1,550 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)