White Pine is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 77% of adults in White Pine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Pine, ~16% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Pine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Pine leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
White Pine runs about 39 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Why White Pine 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 White Pine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in White Pine live in densely developed areas, about 11 points below the Montana average of 13%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in White Pine are family households, above 93% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; White Pine, MT sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in White Pine looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in White Pine own their home, about 19 points above the Montana average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Thompson Falls, MT R+51
- Trout Creek, MT R+59
- Saltese, MT R+59
- Larchwood, MT R+58
- DeBorgia, MT R+60
- Haugan, MT R+61
- Mullan, ID R+46
- Woodland Park, ID R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adak, AK R+3
- Wakita, OK R+70
- Skamokawa, WA R+26
- Coltons Point, MD R+42
- St. Marks, KS R+62
- Kelly, AL R+42
- Rollins, MT R+19
- Lucerne, CO R+47
- Springfield Center, NY R+13
- Fort Ransom, ND R+50
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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.