Brady is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Brady typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brady, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brady compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brady is the most Republican-leaning.
Brady runs about 41 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brady. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Brady 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 Brady, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Brady sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Brady, 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 Brady looks the way it does
Turnout in Brady 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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- Dutton, MT R+57
- Conrad, MT R+49
- New Rockport Colony, MT R+60
- Ledger, MT R+57
- Power, MT R+57
- Pendroy, MT R+60
- Dunkirk, MT R+63
- Choteau Junction, MT R+57
- Choteau, MT R+56
- Greenfield, MT R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young America, IN R+64
- Fairburn, SD R+57
- Onward, IN R+56
- Leavenworth, MN R+54
- Edgar, TX R+59
- Star City, MO R+66
- Stacer, IN R+42
- Inlet, NY R+10
- Ford, KS R+79
- Shawswick, IN R+56
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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.