Lima is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Lima typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lima, ~13% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lima compares
Lima runs about 43 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Lima 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 Lima, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Lima live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Lima, 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 Lima looks the way it does
Turnout in Lima 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.
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- Grant, MT R+63
- Lidy Hot Springs, ID R+67
- Dubois, ID R+65
- Leadore, ID R+74
- Dillon, MT R+38
- Lone Pine, ID R+76
- Bannack, MT R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wadesboro, LA R+65
- Chichester, NY D+39
- Welcome, VA R+38
- Matlock, WA D+4
- Coverdale, GA R+70
- Custer, MT R+72
- Hopson, KY R+62
- Griggstown, NJ D+25
- Kirksville, IL R+47
- Ogletown, PA R+60
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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.