59256 is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 59256 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 59256, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 59256 compares
59256 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
59256 runs about 37 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why 59256 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 59256, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 59256 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 59256, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 59256 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 59256 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Montana Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.