Trident is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Trident typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trident, ~16% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trident compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trident leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Trident runs about 38 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Trident. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Trident 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 Trident, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Trident live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Trident, MT sits in the bottom quarter 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 Trident looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Trident 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 Trident have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Three Forks, MT R+46
- Ponderosa Pines, MT R+50
- Logan, MT R+35
- Willow Creek, MT R+52
- Manhattan, MT R+36
- Francis, MT R+48
- Toston, MT R+61
- Radersburg, MT R+62
- Church Hill, MT R+43
- Maudlow, MT R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, ID R+74
- Mitchellsville, NY R+28
- Bradley, MS R+51
- Fosheeton, AL R+71
- Mount Herman, OK R+83
- Blanchard, IA R+57
- Lee Center, IL R+39
- Natrona, WY R+81
- Fraleytown, VA R+77
- Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA R+37
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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.