Kolin is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Kolin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kolin, ~14% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kolin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kolin leans more Republican than 2 of 12 neighbors.
Kolin runs about 39 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Kolin 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 Kolin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Kolin live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Montana average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Kolin are family households, above 97% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Kolin, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Kolin looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Kolin have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Christina, MT R+60
- Hilger, MT R+62
- Maiden, MT R+60
- West Lewistown, MT R+60
- Lewistown, MT R+40
- Winifred, MT R+74
- Ross Fork, MT R+62
- Denton, MT R+60
- Giltedge, MT R+69
- Garneill, MT R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hosterman, WV R+57
- Surf, CA R+15
- Seward, OH R+55
- Indian, AR R+18
- Rocky Point, ID R+60
- Joy, TX R+83
- Orlando, NY R+42
- Oelrichs, SD R+54
- Moorings, VA R+11
- Bellfountain, OR R+15
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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.