North Park leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 52% of adults in North Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Park, ~30% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
North Park runs about 37 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while North Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+8), a spread of about 15 points.
Why North Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for North Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Park votes against the grain of Montana. Montana leans Republican overall, while North Park runs about 37 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in North Park have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Park, Billings, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 82% of households in North Park rent, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Schenley, Youngstown, OH D+11
- Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA D+17
- Southwood, Old Bridge, NJ R+22
- Harris, Lehigh Acres, FL R+8
- Tierra Oeste, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
- Rosemont, Portland, ME D+69
- Greenwood and Hamilton, Trenton, NJ D+64
- Nodine Hill, Yonkers, NY D+34
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Montana 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.