Franklin To The Fort leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Franklin To The Fort typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin To The Fort, ~47% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin To The Fort compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Franklin To The Fort leans more Democratic than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Franklin To The Fort runs about 49 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while Franklin To The Fort is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Franklin To The Fort. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Franklin To The Fort leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Franklin To The Fort, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Franklin To The Fort votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while Franklin To The Fort runs about 49 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Franklin To The Fort have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Franklin To The Fort, Missoula, MT sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Franklin To The Fort looks the way it does
Turnout in Franklin To The Fort 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 Neighborhoods
- Emma Dickinson Orchard Homes, Missoula, MT D+31
- Southgate Triangle, Missoula, MT D+26
- Rose Park, Missoula, MT D+59
- Lewis and Clark, Missoula, MT D+47
- South 39th Street, Missoula, MT D+14
- University District, Missoula, MT D+59
- Westside, Missoula, MT D+35
- Heart of Missoula, Missoula, MT D+51
- Northside, Missoula, MT D+34
- Moose Can Gully, Missoula, MT D+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown High Point, High Point, NC D+51
- East San Gabriel, San Gabriel, CA D+20
- North Broadway, Escondido, CA Even
- Wynken Blynken anchor Nod, Hialeah, FL R+43
- St. Dennis, Louisville, KY D+39
- Carmel Mountain, San Diego, CA D+26
- Temple Crest, Tampa, FL D+48
- oakwood, Dayton, OH D+33
- West End, Fontana, CA D+13
- Fairway Park, Hayward, CA D+36
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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.