Three Forks, MT, is a small Montana town with a population of just over 1,500 people. It is located in the state鈥檚 southwestern region and is part of Gallatin County. Politically, the town leans towards the conservative side of the spectrum and most residents are registered Republicans. As of 2020, there are no local political candidates running for office in Three Forks but there are several state-wide races featuring candidates from both major parties. Generally speaking, Three Forks residents take an interest in politics and are engaged in the electoral process. In recent years numerous events have been held to bring awareness to important issues and encourage voter engagement.
The political climate in Zip 59752 (Three Forks, MT) is leaning conservative.
Gallatin County, MT is leaning liberal. In Gallatin County, MT 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 44.6%.
Gallatin county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59752 (Three Forks, MT) is leaning conservative.
Three Forks, Montana is leaning conservative.
Gallatin County, Montana is leaning liberal.
Bozeman Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Three Forks, Montana: R R d r d d
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 59752 (Three Forks)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 207 contributions totaling $9,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $12,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)