Montgomery leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Montgomery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montgomery, ~38% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montgomery compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montgomery leans more Republican than 18 of 35 neighbors.
Montgomery runs about 25 points more Republican than Georgia as a whole.
Why Montgomery 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 Montgomery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montgomery votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Montgomery, GA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Montgomery looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Montgomery 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Montgomery own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Montgomery have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vernonburg, GA D+5
- Skidaway Island, GA R+21
- Isle of Hope, GA R+33
- Savannah, GA D+38
- Thunderbolt, GA D+18
- Fort McAllister, GA R+44
- Whitemarsh Island, GA R+18
- Wilmington Island, GA R+20
- Rabbit Hill, GA R+40
- Garden City, GA D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Irene, SD R+48
- Pickett, TX R+69
- Salem Heights, IN R+43
- Shacktown, NC R+64
- Ute, IA R+53
- Uswick, PA R+42
- Lancaster, KS R+61
- June Lake, CA D+16
- Gladys, GA R+76
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Georgia Elections Division, 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.