Turner is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Turner typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turner, ~10% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Turner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Turner is the least Republican-leaning.
Turner runs about 33 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Turner 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 Turner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Turner live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Montana average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Turner are family households, above 87% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Turner, 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 Turner looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Turner rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Turner have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hogeland, MT R+53
- Chapman, MT R+64
- Savoy, MT D+14
- Harlem, MT D+20
- Dodson, MT R+60
- Zurich, MT R+66
- Wagner, MT R+57
- Landusky, MT R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownsburg, PA D+2
- Broad Top City, PA R+64
- Carson, ND R+72
- Coryell, TX R+72
- Knightens Crossroads, AL R+85
- Mutual, OK R+79
- East Honesdale, PA R+39
- Noack, TX R+58
- Gandsi, MS R+85
- Carlisle, NY R+45
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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.