Glendive, Montana: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Glendive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,016 | 4,173 | 5,326 | ||
| R | 1,088 | 4,361 | 5,569 | ||
| R | 887 | 3,876 | 5,098 | ||
| R | 1,386 | 3,549 | 5,126 | ||
| R | 1,804 | 3,142 | 5,167 | ||
| R | 1,675 | 3,430 | 5,220 | ||
| R | 1,528 | 3,264 | 5,017 | ||
| R | 2,162 | 2,307 | 5,453 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 2,091 | 5,706 | ||
| R | 2,463 | 3,199 | 5,786 | ||
| R | 2,065 | 4,161 | 6,305 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 3,625 | 6,045 | ||
| R | 2,616 | 3,236 | 5,979 | ||
| R | 1,988 | 3,892 | 6,013 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 3,285 | 5,505 | ||
| D | 3,179 | 2,493 | 5,685 | ||
| R | 2,446 | 3,109 | 5,569 | ||
| R | 2,332 | 3,100 | 5,432 | ||
| R | 1,585 | 3,167 | 4,772 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 2,054 | 4,059 | ||
| R | 1,830 | 2,147 | 4,001 | ||
| D | 2,319 | 2,209 | 4,553 | ||
| D | 3,046 | 1,675 | 4,773 | ||
| D | 2,661 | 2,104 | 4,844 | ||
| R | 1,470 | 3,175 | 4,665 | ||
| R | 508 | 2,009 | 3,834 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 2,665 | 3,940 | ||
| D | 3,457 | 2,640 | 6,306 | ||
| O | 719 | 678 | 2,782 | ||
| R | 439 | 927 | 1,456 | ||
| R | 189 | 769 | 993 | ||
| R | 209 | 521 | 737 | ||
| R | 177 | 385 | 565 | ||
| R | 268 | 343 | 642 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.8 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
$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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The Democratic margin in Glendive peaked at twenty-nine points in 1936. By 1968 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $68,843 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% 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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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Glendive, Montana as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.