Bozeman, MT, Montana: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Bozeman, MT, MTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 34,938 | 32,695 | 69,897 | ||
| D | 37,044 | 31,696 | 70,979 | ||
| D | 24,246 | 23,802 | 53,819 | ||
| R | 21,961 | 24,358 | 47,908 | ||
| D | 24,205 | 22,578 | 48,155 | ||
| R | 16,405 | 22,392 | 39,842 | ||
| R | 10,009 | 18,833 | 32,040 | ||
| R | 10,972 | 14,559 | 29,078 | ||
| R | 9,535 | 11,109 | 28,779 | ||
| R | 9,527 | 13,214 | 23,205 | ||
| R | 8,163 | 15,643 | 24,140 | ||
| R | 5,747 | 12,738 | 21,726 | ||
| R | 6,215 | 11,062 | 17,460 | ||
| R | 5,096 | 10,663 | 16,088 | ||
| R | 3,818 | 7,433 | 11,978 | ||
| R | 5,600 | 5,621 | 11,248 | ||
| R | 3,761 | 6,870 | 10,652 | ||
| R | 3,260 | 6,680 | 9,940 | ||
| R | 2,697 | 6,998 | 9,729 | ||
| R | 3,548 | 4,220 | 7,950 | ||
| D | 3,479 | 3,120 | 6,632 | ||
| D | 4,718 | 3,430 | 8,198 | ||
| D | 4,697 | 2,151 | 7,168 | ||
| D | 4,359 | 2,553 | 7,095 | ||
| R | 2,423 | 3,861 | 6,318 | ||
| R | 1,564 | 2,494 | 5,623 | ||
| R | 2,370 | 3,238 | 5,920 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 2,527 | 6,306 | ||
| D | 1,407 | 683 | 3,241 | ||
| R | 1,485 | 1,519 | 3,219 | ||
| R | 1,130 | 1,700 | 3,048 | ||
| D | 1,297 | 1,146 | 2,517 | ||
| D | 1,649 | 423 | 2,108 | ||
| D | 1,144 | 998 | 2,304 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.2 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,528
Bozeman, MT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bozeman, MT$93,528
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.4%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The Democratic margin in Bozeman, MT has rarely exceeded fifty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-four points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Democratic candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 89% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $93,528 — all within the broad national range.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Bozeman, MT, Montana as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.