The small town of Somers, MT (59932) is located in Flathead County and has a deep-rooted political history. The majority of voters in the area tend to lean towards conservative ideology; however, the community supports candidates from both sides of the aisle. In local elections, government transparency and fiscal responsibility are two key issues for residents of Somers. Recently, incumbent Mayor Barbara McLeod was reelected with a strong showing from voters in the area. She is committed to making sure that Somers residents have access to quality public services and promoting economic development. Additionally, she has worked to make sure that all taxpayers’ money is spent responsibly so that Somers can remain a vibrant community for generations to come. With its strong sense of community spirit, this small town continues to be an example of what can be achieved with good governance and sound financial practices.
The political climate in Zip 59932 (Somers, 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 59932 (Somers, MT) is strongly conservative.
Somers, 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.
Somers, 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 59932 (Somers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $17,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)