Lustre leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Lustre typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lustre, ~23% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lustre compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lustre is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, Lustre sits close to the rest of Montana.
Why Lustre 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 Lustre, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Lustre live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Lustre, 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 Lustre looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Lustre rent, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Volt, MT R+25
- Larslan, MT R+24
- Frazer, MT R+21
- Oswego, MT R+26
- Richland, MT R+57
- Wolf Point, MT D+6
- St. Marie, MT R+62
- Nashua, MT R+56
- Vandalia, MT R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spangler, PA R+60
- Slickford, KY R+76
- Lacey, AR R+62
- Wise River, MT R+49
- Frontier, ND R+14
- Octa, MO R+73
- Sixmile, IA R+45
- Northwood, FL R+18
- Eden, WY R+73
- Newstead, KY R+58
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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.