Azure is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Azure typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Azure, ~51% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Azure compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Azure leans more Democratic than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Azure runs about 92 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while Azure is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Azure 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 Azure, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Azure votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while Azure runs about 92 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Azure have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Azure, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Azure looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Azure 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 43%, about 19 points below the Montana average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Azure rent, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Azure report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sangrey, MT D+72
- Rocky Boy, MT D+23
- St. Pierre, MT D+72
- Parker School, MT D+72
- Box Elder, MT D+61
- Warrick, MT R+37
- Big Sandy, MT R+23
- Kremlin, MT R+29
- Havre, MT R+38
- Kenilworth, MT R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agra, KS R+79
- Farmer, MO R+71
- Fairport, MI R+28
- Alma, WV R+70
- Cape May Point, NJ D+4
- Hobarton, IA R+49
- Oaks, LA R+38
- Stanton, WI R+33
- North Parsonfield, ME R+28
- Hemlock Grove, OH R+60
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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.