59837 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 71% of adults in 59837 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 59837, ~18% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 59837 compares
59837 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
59837 runs about 27 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 59837. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 59837 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 59837, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in 59837 live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 59837, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 59837 looks the way it does
Turnout in 59837 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.