Tampico is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tampico typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tampico, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tampico compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tampico leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Tampico runs about 41 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Tampico 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 Tampico, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Tampico are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Tampico, MT does.
Why turnout in Tampico looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Tampico own their home, about 17 points above the Montana average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Tampico have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Glasgow, MT R+45
- Vandalia, MT R+63
- Hinsdale, MT R+63
- St. Marie, MT R+62
- Nashua, MT R+56
- Fort Peck, MT R+68
- Saco, MT R+63
- Larslan, MT R+24
- Frazer, MT R+21
- Lustre, MT R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yonges Island, SC D+6
- Kenna, NM R+78
- Dodson, TX R+84
- Georgetown, WI R+38
- Siegle, LA R+59
- Denning, NY D+3
- Hangman Crossing, IN R+61
- Yatesville, OH R+66
- Ash Hill, NC R+67
- Derby, MS R+26
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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.