Montclair is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Montclair typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montclair, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montclair compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montclair leans more Republican than 39 of 84 neighbors.
Montclair runs about 34 points more Republican than Indiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montclair. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Montclair 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 Montclair, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Montclair are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Montclair drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montclair, IN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Montclair looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Montclair 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Montclair own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lizton, IN R+57
- North Salem, IN R+57
- Danville, IN R+38
- New Winchester, IN R+57
- Cartersburg, IN R+46
- Tilden, IN R+49
- Pittsboro, IN R+41
- New Brunswick, IN R+55
- Springtown, IN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orleans, NY R+30
- Maxwell, NM R+23
- Potterville, PA R+61
- Alplaus, NY D+8
- Wellfleet, NE R+78
- Spraytown, IN R+67
- Lodge Pole, MT D+49
- Daufuskie Island, SC R+7
- Casanova, VA R+22
- Palmetto, TN R+70
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Indiana 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.