Montana Mines leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Montana Mines typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montana Mines, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montana Mines compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montana Mines leans more Republican than 36 of 182 neighbors.
Politically, Montana Mines sits close to the rest of West Virginia.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montana Mines. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Montana Mines 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 Montana Mines, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montana Mines votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, modestly above the West Virginia average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montana Mines, WV sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Montana Mines looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Montana Mines have completed high school, about 10 points above the West Virginia average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baxter, WV R+50
- Rivesville, WV R+51
- Catawba, WV R+53
- Jordan, WV R+49
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Mount Harmony, WV R+46
- Fairmont, WV R+27
- Grant Town, WV R+54
- Pleasant Valley, WV R+39
- Opekiska, WV R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shanghai Corners, MI R+40
- Santeetlah, NC R+61
- Munterville, IA R+53
- Muldoon, TX R+68
- Woodcliff, GA R+52
- Parrott, GA R+39
- Malcolm, AL D+6
- Paint Rock, TX R+80
- Manorville, PA R+45
- Richlawn, KY D+23
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia 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.