Montague leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Montague typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montague, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% 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 36 of 57 neighbors.
Montague runs about 14 points more Republican than North Carolina as a whole.
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.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Montague live in densely developed areas, about 23 points below the North Carolina average of 27%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Montague, NC sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Montague is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Montague have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Montague have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- The Borough, NC R+17
- Currie, NC R+12
- Malpass Corner, NC R+11
- Point Caswell, NC R+16
- Hooper Hill, NC D+3
- Gooseneck, NC R+21
- Rocky Point, NC R+36
- Wards Corner, NC D+5
- Phoenix, NC R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Selfs, TX R+77
- Piasa, IL R+53
- Qualls, OK R+39
- Moorheadville, PA R+19
- Bynum, TX R+74
- Tierra Amarilla, NM D+3
- Fort Ritner, IN R+54
- Ohio Furnace, OH R+60
- El Duende, NM D+18
- Dante, SD R+46
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Carolina State Board of 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.