Heath is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Heath typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heath, ~14% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heath compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Heath leans more Republican than 6 of 10 neighbors.
Heath runs about 42 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Heath 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 Heath, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Heath are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Heath, MT does.
Why turnout in Heath looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Heath have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lewistown, MT R+40
- Garneill, MT R+59
- West Lewistown, MT R+60
- Giltedge, MT R+69
- Maiden, MT R+60
- Forest Grove, MT R+74
- Moore, MT R+61
- Ross Fork, MT R+62
- Christina, MT R+60
- Kolin, MT R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clarks Mills, PA R+59
- Sugar Loaf, ID R+66
- McDonald, NC R+32
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- White Earth, MN Even
- Fowler, KS R+69
- Fruitdale, SD R+72
- Maine, NY R+29
- Dungannon, VA R+68
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
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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.