The small rural town of Lavina, Montana is home to around 590 people. This small population gives the town a close-knit feel where everyone knows each other. The politics in this town are quiet but important for the community. For instance, local elections are held every few years to bring a leader onto the City Council and vote on issues that affect the citizens of Lavina. Candidates who wish to run for office must be residents of Lavina and have lived there for at least one year prior to running for election. It is important to note that candidates typically run on their own personal platforms and do not align themselves with any particular political party or ideology. This means that citizens of Lavina can come together and discuss their opinions openly without feeling pressured to conform with any single voting bloc. Overall, despite its small size, politics in 59046 Lavina, MT still take an important role in determining the future of this rural community.
The political climate in Zip 59046 (Lavina, MT) is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, MT is very conservative. In Golden Valley County, MT 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Golden Valley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.3% to 15.5%.
Golden Valley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59046 (Lavina, MT) is very conservative.
Lavina, Montana is very conservative.
Golden Valley County, Montana is very conservative.
Billings 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.
Lavina, 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 59046 (Lavina)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)