Kalispell leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Kalispell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kalispell, ~28% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kalispell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kalispell leans more Republican than 9 of 21 neighbors.
Kalispell runs about 13 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kalispell. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Kalispell 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 Kalispell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kalispell votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 54%, far above the Montana average of 13%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kalispell, MT sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kalispell looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Kalispell have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Evergreen, MT R+45
- Northridge Heights, MT R+41
- Somers, MT R+42
- Kila, MT R+57
- Creston, MT R+41
- Halfmoon, MT R+21
- Columbia Falls, MT R+38
- Whitefish, MT R+6
- Lakeside, MT R+26
- Hungry Horse, MT R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tucker, GA D+36
- Lake Oswego, OR D+45
- Arlington, MA D+69
- Cape Girardeau, MO R+17
- Mableton, GA D+46
- Lititz, PA R+16
- Brighton, MI R+16
- Lakeside, CA R+23
- Post Falls, ID R+55
- Springfield, VA D+28
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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.