59311 is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 78% of adults in 59311 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 59311, ~8% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 59311 compares
59311 runs about 60 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why 59311 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 59311, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 59311 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the Montana average of 83%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 59311 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 59311, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 59311 looks the way it does
Turnout in 59311 sits close to the national pattern. 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.