Raymond is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Raymond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Raymond, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Raymond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Raymond leans more Republican than 2 of 8 neighbors.
Raymond runs about 38 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Raymond 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 Raymond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Raymond live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Raymond, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Raymond looks the way it does
Turnout in Raymond sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Plentywood, MT R+57
- Outlook, MT R+57
- Antelope, MT R+58
- Reserve, MT R+57
- Westby, MT R+59
- Navajo, MT R+62
- Redstone, MT R+45
- Medicine Lake, MT R+59
- Dagmar, MT R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sunnyside, ID R+41
- Pocahontas, PA R+73
- East Side, MS R+85
- River Neck, NC D+4
- Thornton, MS D+66
- Liberty, NE R+62
- Listonburg, PA R+62
- Triplett, MO R+68
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Goble, OR R+29
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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.