Cut Bank leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Cut Bank typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cut Bank, ~28% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cut Bank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cut Bank leans more Republican than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Politically, Cut Bank sits close to the rest of Montana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cut Bank. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+65) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+52), a spread of about 117 points.
Why Cut Bank 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 Cut Bank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cut Bank votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well above the Montana average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cut Bank, MT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cut Bank looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cut Bank 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 50%, about 12 points below the Montana average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Browning, MT D+71
- Santa Rita, MT R+65
- Glacier Colony, MT R+60
- Kevin, MT R+64
- Ethridge, MT R+60
- Del Bonita, MT D+8
- Valier, MT R+50
- Shelby, MT R+33
- Sunburst, MT R+62
- Oilmont, MT R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Esparto, CA D+4
- Whitewright, TX R+64
- Grand Ridge, FL R+60
- Cuba, NY R+36
- West Wyomissing, PA Even
- North Yarmouth, ME D+12
- Shark River Hills, NJ R+4
- Unadilla, GA R+10
- Pound, VA R+48
- Proctor, MN D+5
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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.