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1876–2024
Glendive·Montana

Glendive has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+59 in 2024.

Montana's smallest TV market, anchored by a high-plains energy economy

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
LatestR+59in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population10,0772024 ACS

Glendive, Montana: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+59MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
10,0772024 5-year
Median household income
$68,8432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+29 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+59 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Glendive
TrumpR+59
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2024 presidential margin by county for Glendive, MTA map of the constituent counties of Glendive, MT, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Dawson County, MT · R+59Prairie County, MT · R+62
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican78.4%4,173
Kamala HarrisDemocratic19.1%1,016
OtherAll other candidates2.6%137
D+60
R+60
2 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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −59.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−59.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−11.7%
1896−36.8%
1900−42.3%
1904−58.4%
1908−33.5%
1912+1.5%
1916+13.0%
1920−39.3%
1924−39.1%
1928−36.5%
1932+11.5%
1936+28.7%
1940+2.4%
1944−7.9%
1948−3.2%
1952−33.2%
1956−14.1%
1960−11.9%
1964+12.1%
1968−24.0%
1972−31.7%
1976−10.4%
1980−29.8%
1984−33.2%
1988−12.7%
1992−0.8%
1996−2.7%
2000−34.6%
2004−33.6%
2008−25.9%
2012−42.2%
2016−58.6%
2020−58.8%
2024−59.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−59.3%
1,0164,1735,326
R
−58.8%
1,0884,3615,569
R
−58.6%
8873,8765,098
R
−42.2%
1,3863,5495,126
R
−25.9%
1,8043,1425,167
R
−33.6%
1,6753,4305,220
R
−34.6%
1,5283,2645,017
R
−2.7%
2,1622,3075,453
R
−0.8%
2,0452,0915,706
R
−12.7%
2,4633,1995,786
R
−33.2%
2,0654,1616,305
R
−29.8%
1,8263,6256,045
R
−10.4%
2,6163,2365,979
R
−31.7%
1,9883,8926,013
R
−24.0%
1,9653,2855,505
D
+12.1%
3,1792,4935,685
R
−11.9%
2,4463,1095,569
R
−14.1%
2,3323,1005,432
R
−33.2%
1,5853,1674,772
R
−3.2%
1,9242,0544,059
R
−7.9%
1,8302,1474,001
D
+2.4%
2,3192,2094,553
D
+28.7%
3,0461,6754,773
D
+11.5%
2,6612,1044,844
R
−36.5%
1,4703,1754,665
R
−39.1%
5082,0093,834
R
−39.3%
1,1172,6653,940
D
+13.0%
3,4572,6406,306
O
+1.5%
7196782,782
R
−33.5%
4399271,456
R
−58.4%
189769993
R
−42.3%
209521737
R
−36.8%
177385565
R
−11.7%
268343642
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.1%
Irish
14.2%
English
8.7%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.2%
French
1.5%
Polish
1.2%
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: 44.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.7%
3.9%
75–84
3.5%
7.1%
65–74
6.9%
6.9%
55–64
6.6%
5.8%
45–54
4.7%
6.5%
35–44
5.0%
6.2%
25–34
5.4%
4.9%
18–24
3.2%
8.0%
5–17
8.1%
2.6%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,843
Glendive ranks near the middle of US counties.
Glendive$68,843
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
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.7%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
40.8%
Mainline Protestant
14.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.7%
Methodist
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Baptist
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Glendive media market covers the sparsely populated Yellowstone River corridor in eastern Montana, where oil and agriculture shape both the local economy and the reliably lopsided margins that characterize statewide rural returns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.

A population of 10,077, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,843 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Glendive, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Glendive, Montana voted Republican by 59.3 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,326 votes cast, 1,016 went Democratic and 4,173 went Republican.
What is Glendive, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Glendive, Montana in the "Farm Belt" 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Glendive, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Glendive, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Glendive, Montana?
Glendive, Montana has a population of 10,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Glendive, Montana?
Median household income in Glendive, Montana is $68,843 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Glendive, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Glendive, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.