Garryowen leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Garryowen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garryowen, ~31% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garryowen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garryowen is the most Democratic-leaning.
Garryowen runs about 56 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while Garryowen is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Garryowen. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Garryowen 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 Garryowen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Garryowen votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while Garryowen runs about 56 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Garryowen have never been married, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Garryowen, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Garryowen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garryowen 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 39%, about 22 points below the Montana average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Garryowen report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Garryowen sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crow Agency, MT D+28
- Lodge Grass, MT D+26
- St. Xavier, MT R+30
- Kirby, MT D+7
- Hardin, MT R+18
- Busby, MT D+9
- Wyola, MT D+5
- Yellowtail, MT R+28
- Sumatra, MT R+66
- Lame Deer, MT D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yuma, TN R+68
- Ernest, PA R+51
- Oak Grove, MI R+17
- High Point, TN R+73
- Carmack, MS R+78
- Oakesdale, WA R+50
- Jaudon, MO R+49
- Crystal Springs, GA R+65
- South Cambridge, VT D+22
- Martinville, MS R+60
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.