Meagher County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Meagher County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meagher County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meagher County compares
Meagher County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.
Meagher County runs about 38 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Meagher County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Meagher County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Meagher County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Meagher County, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Meagher County looks the way it does
Turnout in Meagher County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Broadwater County, MT R+54
- Wheatland County, MT R+66
- Judith Basin County, MT R+62
- Lewis and Clark County, MT R+7
- Jefferson County, MT R+38
- Gallatin County, MT D+6
- Park County, MT R+14
- Sweet Grass County, MT R+54
- Cascade County, MT R+25
- Fergus County, MT R+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mellette County, SD R+25
- Buffalo County, SD D+24
- Liberty County, MT R+56
- Gosper County, NE R+72
- Menard County, TX R+53
- Worth County, MO R+64
- Oliver County, ND R+67
- Logan County, ND R+75
- Garden County, NE R+70
- Haakon County, SD R+71
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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.