Jackson is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Jackson typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
Jackson runs about 36 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Jackson 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 Jackson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Jackson live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Jackson, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Jackson looks the way it does
Turnout in Jackson 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
- Wisdom, MT R+56
- Polaris, MT R+51
- Carmen, ID R+64
- North Fork, ID R+61
- Salmon, ID R+59
- Gibbonsville, ID R+61
- Bannack, MT R+54
- Tendoy, ID R+69
- Cobalt, ID R+69
- Grant, MT R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Denverton, CA D+17
- Pine Glen, PA R+61
- Clairmont Springs, AL R+39
- Clarendon, VT R+19
- Pearl Creek Colony, SD R+59
- Edenton, KY R+60
- Rapides, LA R+21
- Jubys, OK R+62
- Richmond, AL Even
- Hereford, OR R+61
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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.