Richey is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Richey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richey, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richey leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
Richey runs about 54 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richey. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Richey 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 Richey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Richey sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Richey, MT 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 Richey looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Richey 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Richey have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bloomfield, MT R+75
- Vida, MT R+77
- Lambert, MT R+65
- Lindsay, MT R+76
- Circle, MT R+68
- Poplar, MT D+30
- Savage, MT R+66
- Brockton, MT R+10
- Fort Kipp, MT R+26
- Wolf Point, MT D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tofte, MN D+28
- Thayer Corners, NY R+36
- Park View, WV R+60
- Alta, UT D+55
- Stonewall, KY R+59
- York, IN R+45
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Downey, IA R+28
- Pekin Heights, IL R+49
- Payne, GA D+70
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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.