Drummond is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Drummond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drummond, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drummond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drummond leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Drummond runs about 33 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Drummond 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 Drummond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Drummond live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Montana average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Drummond are family households, above 76% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Drummond, 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 Drummond looks the way it does
Turnout in Drummond sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Chicago, MT R+53
- Stone, MT R+48
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- Ravenna, MT R+44
- Maxville, MT R+32
- Helmville, MT R+57
- Hall, MT R+38
- Garrison, MT R+57
- Potomac, MT R+31
- Ovando, MT R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gifford, IN R+60
- Floyd, NY R+47
- Libertyville, AL R+59
- Hookena, HI D+13
- Hyman, TX R+68
- Whiteoak, MO R+75
- Latty, IA R+37
- Grover, WY R+81
- Tira, TX R+83
- Riceville, LA R+86
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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.