Saltese is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Saltese typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saltese, ~20% vote Democratic, ~80% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saltese compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saltese leans more Republican than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Saltese runs about 39 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Saltese 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 Saltese, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Saltese live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Montana average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Saltese are family households, above 93% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Saltese, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Saltese looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Saltese own their home, about 18 points above the Montana average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Haugan, MT R+61
- DeBorgia, MT R+60
- Thompson Falls, MT R+51
- Mullan, ID R+46
- White Pine, MT R+58
- Woodland Park, ID R+47
- Wallace, ID R+46
- Silverton, ID R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nicodemus, KS R+74
- Wellsford, KS R+72
- North Colfax Union, NM R+70
- Homestead, OR R+41
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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.