Northridge Heights leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Northridge Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northridge Heights, ~25% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northridge Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Northridge Heights leans more Republican than 14 of 19 neighbors.
Northridge Heights runs about 21 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Northridge Heights 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 Northridge Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Northridge Heights are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Northridge Heights, MT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Northridge Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Northridge Heights 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Northridge Heights have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kalispell, MT R+33
- Evergreen, MT R+45
- Halfmoon, MT R+21
- Whitefish, MT R+6
- Columbia Falls, MT R+38
- Kila, MT R+57
- Somers, MT R+42
- Creston, MT R+41
- La Salle, MT R+34
- Hungry Horse, MT R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Slayden, TN R+66
- Allen, NE R+62
- Rousculp, OH R+62
- Ewing, IL R+67
- Stanley, NM R+24
- Mondamin, IA R+48
- Passaic, MO R+64
- Scotsdale, MO R+45
- East Boothbay, ME D+23
- West Ossipee, NH R+6
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.