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1876–2024
Kalispell, MT·Montana

Kalispell, MT peaked at D+53; 2024 delivered R+34.

One of the Mountain West's most Republican-leaning metros

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+34
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
110,695
2024 ACS

Kalispell, MT, Montana: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
110,6952024 5-year
Median household income
$73,9252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 2000MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.8%
20,06241,39063,140
R
−30.1%
20,27438,32159,936
R
−35.7%
13,29330,24047,496
R
−32.8%
13,89228,30943,909
R
−21.6%
16,13825,55943,714
R
−37.3%
11,58726,01938,678
R
−41.9%
8,32922,51933,839
R
−18.9%
10,45216,54232,225
R
−6.2%
9,74611,69931,416
R
−16.9%
10,20214,46125,225
R
−33.7%
8,31017,01225,803
R
−36.8%
6,34915,10223,767
R
−14.2%
7,82710,49418,845
R
−29.2%
5,41210,41717,156
R
−14.0%
5,2537,21514,000
D
+11.8%
8,0156,32514,370
R
−6.1%
6,6897,55414,267
R
−14.8%
6,0038,08814,091
R
−19.1%
4,9947,37212,476
D
+3.3%
4,5464,2409,193
R
−5.9%
3,6084,0667,786
D
+8.3%
5,2174,4039,771
D
+34.6%
5,4082,4608,532
D
+13.6%
4,0262,9787,683
R
−34.6%
1,9724,0986,152
O
−29.9%
7882,5415,871
R
−25.2%
2,2413,9006,581
D
+1.0%
2,9782,9136,426
O
+18.6%
1,1064933,301
R
−9.6%
1,4801,8383,717
R
−36.3%
8611,9693,051
D
+4.1%
1,2011,1042,345
D
+53.2%
1,3604131,779
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
16.8%
Irish
13.3%
American
4.6%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
3.1%
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: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
3.0%
75–84
3.0%
6.5%
65–74
6.9%
6.5%
55–64
6.9%
6.1%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.6%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
3.4%
18–24
3.2%
8.5%
5–17
7.9%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,925
Kalispell, MT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kalispell, MT$73,925
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
8.6%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Baptist
1.7%
Methodist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by Flathead County in northwestern Montana, the Kalispell metro delivered a 42-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the region's combination of rural ranching economy and steady in-migration from other western states.

The Democratic margin in Kalispell, MT peaked at fifty-three points in 1896. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,925 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Kalispell, MT, Montana — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/28060/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Kalispell, MT, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kalispell, MT, Montana voted Republican by 33.8 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,140 votes cast, 20,062 went Democratic and 41,390 went Republican.
What is Kalispell, MT, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kalispell, MT, Montana as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Kalispell, MT, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kalispell, MT, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Kalispell, MT, Montana has a population of 110,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Kalispell, MT, Montana is $73,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kalispell, MT, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.