Woods Bay leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Woods Bay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woods Bay, ~29% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woods Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woods Bay leans more Republican than 4 of 16 neighbors.
Politically, Woods Bay sits close to the rest of Montana.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woods Bay. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Woods Bay 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 Woods Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Woods Bay live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the Montana average of 13%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woods Bay, MT sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Woods Bay looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woods Bay is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Woods Bay have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bigfork, MT R+25
- Bear Dance, MT R+16
- Swan Lake, MT R+35
- Lakeside, MT R+26
- Rollins, MT R+19
- Somers, MT R+42
- Creston, MT R+41
- Dayton, MT R+26
- Proctor, MT R+21
- Evergreen, MT R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fenwick Island, DE D+3
- Reedville, TX R+9
- Oletha, TX R+78
- Jalapa, SC R+18
- Norton, IN R+57
- Gem Lake, MN D+21
- Hilltop, WV R+38
- Howardsville, VA R+17
- Lodge, SC R+61
- Liberty, SD D+48
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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.