Lodge Grass, MT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lodge Grass

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Lodge Grass leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Lodge Grass typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lodge Grass, ~38% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lodge Grass compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lodge Grass leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.

Lodge Grass runs about 46 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while Lodge Grass is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lodge Grass. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 32 points.

Why Lodge Grass 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 Lodge Grass, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Lodge Grass votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while Lodge Grass runs about 46 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Lodge Grass have never been married, above 97% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lodge Grass, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Lodge Grass looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lodge Grass is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 13 points below the Montana average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Lodge Grass rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Lodge Grass report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.