Silver Star is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Silver Star typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Star, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Star compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Silver Star leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Silver Star runs about 38 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Silver Star. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Silver Star 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 Silver Star, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Silver Star sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Silver Star, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Silver Star looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Silver Star have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twin Bridges, MT R+56
- Whitehall, MT R+54
- Sheridan, MT R+47
- Columbia Gardens, MT R+59
- Jefferson Island, MT R+58
- Melrose, MT R+47
- Pony, MT R+60
- Summit Valley, MT R+60
- Floral Park, MT R+21
- Laurin, MT R+51
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.