59448 is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 59448 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 59448, ~41% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 59448 compares
59448 runs about 87 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while 59448 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 59448. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+50), a spread of about 17 points.
Why 59448 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 59448, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
59448 votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while 59448 runs about 87 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in 59448 have never been married, above 97% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 59448, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 59448 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 59448 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 13 points below the Montana average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in 59448 rent, compared to around 24% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in 59448 report food insecurity, above 93% of zip codes. 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.