59464 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in 59464 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 59464, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 59464 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 59464 is the most Republican-leaning.
59464 runs about 42 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why 59464 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 59464, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in 59464 are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 59464 is about 93%, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 74%).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 59464, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 59464 looks the way it does
Turnout in 59464 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.