Montana 8th State Senate District, Montana: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+24 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,6232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,5682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 8, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4,475 | 4,380 | 9,189 | ||
| D | 5,258 | 4,209 | 9,706 | ||
| D | 4,273 | 3,519 | 8,344 | ||
| D | 4,335 | 3,210 | 7,750 | ||
| D | 5,078 | 3,094 | 8,432 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.0%
Irish
7.4%
English
7.4%
American
2.9%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.4%
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: 37.3 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
$52,568
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$52,568
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
26.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.4%
Working age (18–64)25.7%
Seniors (65+)24.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.4%
speak English only
Other languages3.4%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+38.1 across a sparsely populated 21,764 residents, this district reflects the deep-red rural lean common to eastern or central Montana's ranching and agricultural communities.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-four points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 21,623, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $52,568 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 8, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Montana voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,189 votes cast, 4,475 went Democratic and 4,380 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, Montana as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Montana?
State Senate District 8, Montana has a population of 21,623 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 8, Montana?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Montana is $52,568 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Montana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Montana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.