Montgomery is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Montgomery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montgomery, ~19% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~19% 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 21 of 35 neighbors.
Montgomery runs about 40 points more Republican than Iowa as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montgomery. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 16 points.
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.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Montgomery sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Montgomery, IA sits in the bottom quarter 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Montgomery own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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
- Triboji Beach, IA R+36
- Lake Park, IA R+50
- Spirit Lake, IA R+30
- Orleans, IA R+40
- Wahpeton, IA R+18
- Okoboji, IA R+20
- Arnolds Park, IA R+24
- West Okoboji, IA R+26
- Milford, IA R+36
- Old Town, IA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zortman, MT R+59
- Janesville, IL R+60
- Sveadahl, MN R+46
- Sardis, WV R+61
- Parker, VA R+35
- Frankel City, TX R+77
- Douglas, MN R+23
- Lawler, MN R+16
- Latham, TN R+71
- Lindsay, MT R+76
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Iowa 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.