Montague leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Montague typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montague, ~34% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~12% 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 9 of 31 neighbors.
Montague runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montague. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 19 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 Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montague, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Montague have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitehall, MI R+18
- Rothbury, MI R+33
- Lakewood Club, MI R+25
- New Era, MI R+32
- Stony Lake, MI R+27
- Twin Lake, MI R+26
- Shelby, MI R+25
- Holton, MI R+33
- North Muskegon, MI Even
- Little Point Sable, MI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Appomattox, VA R+40
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Wautoma, WI R+24
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Estherville, IA R+32
- Finley, WA R+41
- Bon Aqua, TN R+62
- Carthage, NY R+27
- Newfield, NJ R+26
- New Windsor, MD R+30
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department 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.