Gibson Flats leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Gibson Flats typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gibson Flats, ~29% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gibson Flats compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gibson Flats is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, Gibson Flats sits close to the rest of Montana.
Why Gibson Flats 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 Gibson Flats, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Gibson Flats drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Gibson Flats, MT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gibson Flats looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Gibson Flats have completed high school, about 5 points above the Montana average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Sand Coulee, MT R+55
- Portage, MT R+57
- Ulm, MT R+61
- Castner Falls, MT R+50
- Stockett, MT R+56
- Wayne, MT R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scuffleton, NC R+30
- Lakeside, MO R+70
- Selfridge, ND D+32
- Davin, WV R+69
- Sextonville, WI R+22
- Morris, PA R+64
- Porter Hill, OK R+50
- Folsomville, IN R+55
- Whitaker, IL R+53
- Pee Dee, NC R+26
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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.