Montague leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Montague typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montague, ~26% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~18% 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 94 of 106 neighbors.
Montague runs about 41 points more Republican than New Jersey as a whole. New Jersey leans Democratic overall, while Montague is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
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 21%, far below the New Jersey average of 61%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Montague runs against the grain of New Jersey, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montague, NJ sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
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 70%, about 10 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 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hainesville, NJ R+39
- Matamoras, PA R+17
- Colesville, NJ R+40
- Mount Salem, NJ R+42
- Port Jervis, NY R+17
- Milford, PA R+23
- Tuttles Corner, NJ R+32
- Wantage, NJ R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Venetian Village, IL D+6
- Flagler Estates, FL R+58
- Haskell, TX R+58
- Rocky Top, TN R+61
- Sandia, TX R+60
- Aldan, PA D+40
- Cajahs Mountain, NC R+53
- Custer, SD R+49
- Burkesville, KY R+65
- Crab Orchard, KY R+72
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Jersey Division 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.