Red Bluff is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Red Bluff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Bluff, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Bluff leans more Republican than 11 of 18 neighbors.
Red Bluff runs about 31 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Bluff. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Red Bluff are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Red Bluff sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 97% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Red Bluff, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Bluff looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red Bluff 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norris, MT R+56
- Harrison, MT R+60
- Anceney, MT R+34
- Mc Allister, MT R+51
- Pony, MT R+60
- Willow Creek, MT R+52
- Jeffers, MT R+44
- Francis, MT R+48
- Ennis, MT R+40
- Summit Valley, MT R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Metcalf Gap, TX R+73
- Heathville, PA R+73
- William, WV R+44
- Hare Valley, VA D+13
- Elba, KY R+56
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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.