Montana — Elections 1876–2024

Montana: state. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 1,116,8752024 5-year
Median household income: $72,5092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.0%2024 5-year
Black: 0.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+60 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Montana

TrumpR+20

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	58.4%	352,001
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	38.5%	231,856
OtherAll other candidates	3.1%	18,975

D+60

R+60

56 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−19.9%	231,856	352,001	602,832
2020	R	−16.4%	244,786	343,602	603,640
2016	R	−20.2%	177,709	279,240	501,822
2012	R	−13.6%	201,839	267,928	484,484
2008	R	−2.4%	232,159	243,882	491,768
2004	R	−20.5%	173,710	266,063	450,445
2000	R	−25.1%	137,126	240,178	410,986
1996	R	−2.9%	167,922	179,652	407,083
1992	D	+2.5%	154,507	144,207	410,583
1988	R	−5.9%	168,936	190,412	365,674
1984	R	−22.3%	146,742	232,450	384,377
1980	R	−24.4%	118,032	206,814	363,952
1976	R	−7.4%	149,259	173,703	328,734
1972	R	−20.1%	120,197	183,976	317,603
1968	R	−9.0%	114,117	138,835	274,404
1964	D	+18.4%	164,246	113,032	278,628
1960	R	−2.5%	134,891	141,841	277,579
1956	R	−14.3%	116,238	154,933	271,171
1952	R	−19.3%	106,213	157,394	265,037
1948	D	+9.9%	119,071	96,770	224,278
1944	D	+9.4%	112,556	93,163	207,355
1940	D	+18.6%	145,698	99,579	247,873
1936	D	+41.7%	159,690	63,598	230,502
1932	D	+22.7%	127,286	78,078	216,479
1928	R	−17.9%	78,578	113,300	194,108
1924	R	−23.1%	33,805	74,138	174,425
1920	R	−29.1%	57,372	109,430	179,006
1916	D	+19.3%	101,063	66,750	177,679
1912	O	+11.8%	27,941	18,512	79,826
1908	R	−4.4%	29,326	32,333	68,822
1904	R	−20.4%	21,773	34,932	64,444
1900	D	+18.5%	37,146	25,373	63,641
1896	D	+60.2%	42,469	10,494	53,149
1892	R	−2.9%	17,581	18,851	44,315
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	45.5%	52.6%	607,262
2020	R	45.0%	55.0%	605,637
2018	D	50.3%	46.8%	504,384
2014	R	40.1%	57.8%	369,826
2012	D	48.6%	44.9%	486,066
2008	D	72.9%	27.1%	477,658
2006	D	49.2%	48.3%	406,505
2002	D	62.7%	31.7%	326,537
2000	R	47.2%	50.6%	411,601
1996	D	49.6%	44.7%	407,490
1994	R	37.6%	62.4%	350,387
1990	D	68.1%	29.4%	319,336
1988	R	48.1%	51.9%	365,254
1984	D	56.9%	40.7%	379,155
1982	D	54.5%	41.7%	321,062
1978	D	55.7%	44.3%	287,942
1976	D	64.2%	35.8%	321,445

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.9%

Irish

13.5%

English

13.1%

American

5.5%

Italian

3.4%

Scottish

2.8%

French

2.5%

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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.8%

75–84

3.0%

6.1%

65–74

6.3%

6.4%

55–64

6.5%

5.7%

45–54

5.4%

6.6%

35–44

6.3%

6.7%

25–34

6.2%

4.8%

18–24

4.3%

8.2%

5–17

7.7%

2.7%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$72,509

Montana ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

11.5%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.1%

Working age (18–64)11.4%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.8%

speak English only

Spanish1.5%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Other languages0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Mainline Protestant

5.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Baptist

1.4%

Methodist

0.9%

Non-Christian

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Montana sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty points in 1896 and a Republican high of twenty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 1,116,875, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,509 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Montana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Montana voted Republican by 19.9 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 602,832 votes cast, 231,856 went Democratic and 352,001 went Republican.

What is Montana's political typology?

Akashic places Montana in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.

When did Montana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Montana voted Democratic was 1992.

How many people live in Montana?

Montana has a population of 1,116,875 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Montana?

Median household income in Montana is $72,509 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.

What is the political history of Montana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Yellowstone County, MT	R +2,790
Silver Bow County, MT	R +2,382
Cascade County, MT	R +2,093

Montana has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+20 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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