Virgelle is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Virgelle typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Virgelle, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Virgelle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Virgelle leans more Republican than 5 of 9 neighbors.
Virgelle runs about 32 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why Virgelle 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 Virgelle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Virgelle sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Montana average of 83%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Virgelle, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Virgelle looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Virgelle have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loma, MT R+53
- Kenilworth, MT R+53
- Big Sandy, MT R+23
- Fort Benton, MT R+44
- Iliad, MT R+53
- Square Butte, MT R+50
- Geraldine, MT R+51
- Eagleton, MT R+53
- Box Elder, MT D+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Gorin, MO R+70
- Green, KY R+59
- Spring Mills, NY R+55
- Grafton, IN R+52
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Sharpe, KS R+67
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.