Miller Creek, Missoula, MT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Miller Creek

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

Miller Creek is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 96% of adults in Miller Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miller Creek, ~49% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Miller Creek compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Miller Creek sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 0 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 8 leaning the other way.

Miller Creek runs about 23 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while Miller Creek sits closer to the political middle.

Why Miller Creek leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Miller Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Miller Creek votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while Miller Creek runs about 23 points more Democratic.

High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Miller Creek, Missoula, MT does.

Why turnout in Miller Creek looks the way it does

Turnout in Miller Creek sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.