Volt leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Volt typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Volt, ~16% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Volt compares
Volt sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Volt runs about 6 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Volt. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Volt 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 Volt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Volt live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Volt, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Volt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Volt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 14 points below the Montana average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Volt report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lustre, MT R+21
- Wolf Point, MT D+6
- Oswego, MT R+26
- Poplar, MT D+30
- Frazer, MT R+21
- Scobey, MT R+64
- Madoc, MT R+67
- Flaxville, MT R+68
- Mccabe, MT R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ligurta, AZ R+42
- Patton, IL R+65
- Pollard, AL R+85
- McCauley, WV R+66
- Silver City, KY R+64
- McCord Bend, MO R+57
- Horse Thief, AZ R+56
- Braxton, KY R+59
- Dacoma, OK R+76
- Carthage, SD R+57
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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.