Anaconda leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Anaconda typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anaconda, ~33% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anaconda compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anaconda leans more Republican than 3 of 18 neighbors.
Anaconda runs about 5 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anaconda. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Anaconda leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Anaconda, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Anaconda votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the Montana average of 13%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Anaconda, MT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Anaconda looks the way it does
Turnout in Anaconda 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.
Nearby Cities
- Opportunity, MT R+23
- Lost Creek, MT R+42
- Warm Springs, MT R+42
- Crackerville, MT R+32
- Galen, MT R+42
- Ramsay, MT R+32
- Georgetown, MT R+32
- Nissler, MT R+32
- Racetrack, MT R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Park City, KS R+26
- Runnemede, NJ Even
- Pine Grove, PA R+51
- Oakdale, LA R+26
- Clinton, IL R+36
- Lisbon, OH R+51
- Livingston, TN R+64
- Colfax, CA R+26
- Picture Rocks, AZ R+36
- Shelburne, VT D+42
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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.