Fort Benton leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Fort Benton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Benton, ~30% vote Democratic, ~79% Republican, and ~-9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Benton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Benton is the least Republican-leaning.
Fort Benton runs about 24 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Fort Benton 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 Fort Benton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Benton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly above the Montana average of 13%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Benton, MT sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fort Benton looks the way it does
Turnout in Fort Benton 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.
Nearby Cities
- Square Butte, MT R+50
- Carter, MT R+50
- Loma, MT R+53
- Highwood, MT R+51
- Shonkin, MT R+51
- Virgelle, MT R+52
- Portage, MT R+57
- Floweree, MT R+55
- Geraldine, MT R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clements, MD R+41
- Tornado, WV R+53
- Stetsonville, WI R+55
- Colville, KY R+58
- Trout, LA R+83
- Westmoreland, NY R+35
- Roca, NE R+42
- Swords Creek, VA R+70
- Logantown, KY R+59
- Marmet, WV R+43
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.