Dixon leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Dixon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dixon, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dixon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dixon leans more Republican than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Dixon runs about 15 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Dixon leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Dixon. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dixon, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dixon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dixon 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 49%, about 13 points below the Montana average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Dixon report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moiese, MT R+43
- Ravalli, MT R+29
- Charlo, MT R+40
- St. Ignatius, MT R+20
- Stark, MT R+29
- Perma, MT R+46
- Arlee, MT R+9
- Ronan, MT R+20
- Huson, MT R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pie Town, NM R+44
- Crest Park, CA R+19
- Hagarstown, IL R+70
- Live Oak Springs, CA R+27
- Dinsmore, TX R+47
- Whetstone, SC R+57
- Clark City, MO R+62
- Lehman, PA R+28
- Henderson, IL R+34
- Cobbtown, FL R+80
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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.