Butte-Bozeman, Montana: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 208,2192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,3132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+23 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Butte-Bozeman
TrumpR+6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 51.2% | 59,817 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.5% | 53,158 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.3% | 3,846 |
D+60R+60
7 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −3.0% |
| 1896 | +77.0% |
| 1900 | +37.4% |
| 1904 | −4.7% |
| 1908 | +7.2% |
| 1912 | +16.2% |
| 1916 | +24.8% |
| 1920 | −22.9% |
| 1924 | −10.4% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +27.3% |
| 1936 | +47.4% |
| 1940 | +27.3% |
| 1944 | +18.4% |
| 1948 | +14.2% |
| 1952 | −7.1% |
| 1956 | −11.6% |
| 1960 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | +30.4% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −7.5% |
| 1976 | −3.8% |
| 1980 | −14.5% |
| 1984 | −11.1% |
| 1988 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | +8.6% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −17.8% |
| 2004 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | −2.3% |
| 2016 | −5.3% |
| 2020 | −0.6% |
| 2024 | −5.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 53,158 | 59,817 | 116,821 | ||
| R | 56,754 | 57,441 | 117,606 | ||
| R | 39,795 | 44,797 | 93,577 | ||
| R | 41,498 | 43,516 | 87,766 | ||
| D | 46,110 | 39,949 | 88,679 | ||
| R | 33,140 | 42,270 | 77,342 | ||
| R | 25,356 | 37,673 | 69,124 | ||
| D | 30,348 | 27,271 | 66,882 | ||
| D | 26,950 | 21,192 | 66,816 | ||
| D | 29,206 | 27,719 | 57,908 | ||
| R | 26,837 | 33,636 | 61,389 | ||
| R | 22,001 | 30,730 | 60,205 | ||
| R | 25,846 | 27,911 | 54,504 | ||
| R | 24,177 | 28,244 | 54,268 | ||
| D | 24,265 | 19,759 | 47,571 | ||
| D | 31,643 | 16,741 | 49,051 | ||
| D | 27,272 | 21,849 | 49,313 | ||
| R | 22,355 | 28,199 | 50,554 | ||
| R | 23,612 | 27,251 | 51,150 | ||
| D | 24,750 | 18,357 | 45,177 | ||
| D | 25,669 | 17,637 | 43,621 | ||
| D | 33,431 | 18,987 | 52,903 | ||
| D | 34,648 | 12,001 | 47,745 | ||
| D | 28,591 | 15,873 | 46,509 | ||
| R | 20,573 | 22,284 | 43,397 | ||
| R | 10,999 | 15,104 | 39,333 | ||
| R | 13,516 | 22,477 | 39,092 | ||
| D | 26,515 | 15,529 | 44,327 | ||
| D | 9,705 | 5,763 | 24,350 | ||
| D | 12,393 | 10,501 | 26,382 | ||
| R | 10,943 | 12,234 | 27,483 | ||
| D | 20,008 | 8,940 | 29,578 | ||
| D | 21,621 | 2,766 | 24,478 | ||
| R | 7,771 | 8,410 | 21,044 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.4%
Irish
16.5%
English
14.5%
American
4.7%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
3.2%
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
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,313
Butte-Bozeman ranks near the middle of US counties.
Butte-Bozeman$83,313
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.2%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bozeman's rapid in-migration of college-educated professionals has shifted Gallatin County's margins noticeably leftward, while Butte's working-class, union-rooted electorate maintains a distinct Democratic lean unusual for rural Montana.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-seven points in 1896 and a Republican high of twenty-three points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 208,219, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,313 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butte-Bozeman, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butte-Bozeman, Montana voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 116,821 votes cast, 53,158 went Democratic and 59,817 went Republican.
What is Butte-Bozeman, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Butte-Bozeman, 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 market has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Butte-Bozeman, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Butte-Bozeman, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Butte-Bozeman, Montana?
Butte-Bozeman, Montana has a population of 208,219 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butte-Bozeman, Montana?
Median household income in Butte-Bozeman, Montana is $83,313 — above the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Butte-Bozeman, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butte-Bozeman, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.