Montgomery leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Montgomery typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montgomery, ~40% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~8% 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 85 of 92 neighbors.
Montgomery runs about 39 points more Republican than Massachusetts as a whole. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Montgomery is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montgomery. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+16) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), 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.
Montgomery votes against the grain of Massachusetts. Massachusetts leans Democratic overall, while Montgomery runs about 39 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Montgomery are family households, above 77% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Montgomery, MA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
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 96% of households in Montgomery own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Montgomery have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Russell, MA R+17
- Goss Heights, MA R+14
- Huntington, MA R+13
- Southampton, MA Even
- Loudville, MA D+29
- Westfield, MA Even
- Blandford, MA R+12
- Mundale, MA R+16
- Westhampton, MA D+29
- Easthampton, MA D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Smallwood, NY R+10
- Ridgefield, IL R+6
- Cottle, WV R+60
- Granville, TN R+65
- Goat Town, GA R+21
- Attoyac, TX R+74
- Diller, NE R+60
- Lulu, MO R+71
- Witter, AR R+65
- West Stockholm, NY R+35
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, 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.