Montague leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Montague typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montague, ~52% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montague compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montague leans more Democratic than 91 of 113 neighbors.
Montague runs about 15 points more Democratic than Massachusetts as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montague. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 14 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.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Montague hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Montague have never been married, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Montague, MA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Montague looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Montague is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Pleasant, MA D+34
- Wapping, MA D+22
- Turners Falls, MA D+25
- Deerfield, MA D+28
- North Leverett, MA D+50
- Erving, MA D+4
- Greenfield, MA D+26
- West Deerfield, MA D+35
- South Deerfield, MA D+24
- Leverett, MA D+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shaw, MS D+61
- Landisburg, PA R+61
- Roodhouse, IL R+49
- Grundy, VA R+58
- Prattsburgh, NY R+44
- Dunsmuir, CA Even
- Barker, NY R+37
- Barneveld, WI Even
- Niangua, MO R+71
- Caplis, LA R+45
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.