Montana’s not quite as red as we’ve been told

It’ll come as no surprise to most Montanans that our once “purple” state is now proclaimed to be “deep red” by politicians and pundits. But the latest results from the Mountain States Poll on Montanans conducted by Montana State University Billings, doesn’t exactly uphold the “deep red” propaganda.

The poll results, which were released this week, actually are far more in line with not only the state’s past political affiliations, but the attitudes and priorities of Montana’s past.

In short, we still favor the right of individual privacy – with 83% supporting the Montana Constitutional amendment to ensure a woman’s right to make their own decisions when it comes to reproductive choices.

We still believe in separation of church and state — as reflected in the disapproval of mandatory