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1876–2024
Bozeman, MT·Montana

Bozeman, MT delivered D+3 in 2024.

A college town turned mountain boomtown reshaping Montana's political map

18762024·38 elections
MT
LatestD+3in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population124,0742024 ACS

Bozeman, MT, Montana: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+3MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
124,0742024 5-year
Median household income
$93,5282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Bozeman, MT
HarrisD+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic50.0%34,938
Donald TrumpRepublican46.8%32,695
OtherAll other candidates3.2%2,264
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +3.2% in 2024.flipped D · 2016+3.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+6.3%
1896+58.2%
1900+6.0%
1904−18.7%
1908−1.1%
1912+22.3%
1916+18.0%
1920−14.7%
1924−16.5%
1928−22.8%
1932+25.5%
1936+35.5%
1940+15.7%
1944+5.4%
1948−8.5%
1952−44.2%
1956−34.4%
1960−29.2%
1964−0.2%
1968−30.2%
1972−34.6%
1976−27.8%
1980−32.2%
1984−31.0%
1988−15.9%
1992−5.5%
1996−12.3%
2000−27.5%
2004−15.0%
2008+3.4%
2012−5.0%
2016+0.8%
2020+7.5%
2024+3.2%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+3.2%
34,93832,69569,897
D
+7.5%
37,04431,69670,979
D
+0.8%
24,24623,80253,819
R
−5.0%
21,96124,35847,908
D
+3.4%
24,20522,57848,155
R
−15.0%
16,40522,39239,842
R
−27.5%
10,00918,83332,040
R
−12.3%
10,97214,55929,078
R
−5.5%
9,53511,10928,779
R
−15.9%
9,52713,21423,205
R
−31.0%
8,16315,64324,140
R
−32.2%
5,74712,73821,726
R
−27.8%
6,21511,06217,460
R
−34.6%
5,09610,66316,088
R
−30.2%
3,8187,43311,978
R
−0.2%
5,6005,62111,248
R
−29.2%
3,7616,87010,652
R
−34.4%
3,2606,6809,940
R
−44.2%
2,6976,9989,729
R
−8.5%
3,5484,2207,950
D
+5.4%
3,4793,1206,632
D
+15.7%
4,7183,4308,198
D
+35.5%
4,6972,1517,168
D
+25.5%
4,3592,5537,095
R
−22.8%
2,4233,8616,318
R
−16.5%
1,5642,4945,623
R
−14.7%
2,3703,2385,920
D
+18.0%
3,6612,5276,306
D
+22.3%
1,4076833,241
R
−1.1%
1,4851,5193,219
R
−18.7%
1,1301,7003,048
D
+6.0%
1,2971,1462,517
D
+58.2%
1,6494232,108
D
+6.3%
1,1449982,304
No data
No data
No data
No data

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
14.6%
Irish
13.7%
American
4.7%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
3.5%
French
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Gallatin County has shifted toward competitive margins over the past decade as remote workers and university growth pushed population up roughly 40%, diluting the region's historically Republican baseline without fully flipping it.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-eight points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.

A population of 124,074, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,528 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bozeman, MT, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bozeman, MT, Montana voted Democratic by 3.2 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 69,897 votes cast, 34,938 went Democratic and 32,695 went Republican.
What is Bozeman, MT, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Bozeman, MT, Montana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bozeman, MT, Montana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bozeman, MT, Montana voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Bozeman, MT, Montana?
Bozeman, MT, Montana has a population of 124,074 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bozeman, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Bozeman, MT, Montana is $93,528 — above the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Bozeman, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bozeman, MT, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.