Montague leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Montague typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montague, ~15% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montague compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montague leans more Republican than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Montague runs about 66 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Montague is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montague. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Montague 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 Montague, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montague votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Montague runs about 66 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Montague sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Montague, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Montague looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Montague have more than one occupant per room, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Shasta, CA R+48
- Grenada, CA R+44
- Yreka, CA R+23
- Henley, CA R+45
- Gazelle, CA R+34
- Hornbrook, CA R+40
- Weed, CA Even
- Fort Jones, CA R+31
- Klamath River, CA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hoxie, AR R+63
- Kinzers, PA R+53
- Jonesville, SC R+46
- Manzanola, CO R+45
- La Crosse, VA R+13
- Buffalo, SC R+60
- Santa Claus, IN R+40
- Flandreau, SD R+29
- Amboy, IL R+29
- Hoisington, KS R+61
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California 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.