Montana, Montana: Republican loyalist state. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Montana, 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 | 231,856 | 352,001 | 602,832 | ||
| R | 244,786 | 343,602 | 603,640 | ||
| R | 177,709 | 279,240 | 501,822 | ||
| R | 201,839 | 267,928 | 484,484 | ||
| R | 232,159 | 243,882 | 491,768 | ||
| R | 173,710 | 266,063 | 450,445 | ||
| R | 137,126 | 240,178 | 410,986 | ||
| R | 167,922 | 179,652 | 407,083 | ||
| D | 154,507 | 144,207 | 410,583 | ||
| R | 168,936 | 190,412 | 365,674 | ||
| R | 146,742 | 232,450 | 384,377 | ||
| R | 118,032 | 206,814 | 363,952 | ||
| R | 149,259 | 173,703 | 328,734 | ||
| R | 120,197 | 183,976 | 317,603 | ||
| R | 114,117 | 138,835 | 274,404 | ||
| D | 164,246 | 113,032 | 278,628 | ||
| R | 134,891 | 141,841 | 277,579 | ||
| R | 116,238 | 154,933 | 271,171 | ||
| R | 106,213 | 157,394 | 265,037 | ||
| D | 119,071 | 96,770 | 224,278 | ||
| D | 112,556 | 93,163 | 207,355 | ||
| D | 145,698 | 99,579 | 247,873 | ||
| D | 159,690 | 63,598 | 230,502 | ||
| D | 127,286 | 78,078 | 216,479 | ||
| R | 78,578 | 113,300 | 194,108 | ||
| R | 33,805 | 74,138 | 174,425 | ||
| R | 57,372 | 109,430 | 179,006 | ||
| D | 101,063 | 66,750 | 177,679 | ||
| O | 27,941 | 18,512 | 79,826 | ||
| R | 29,326 | 32,333 | 68,822 | ||
| R | 21,773 | 34,932 | 64,444 | ||
| D | 37,146 | 25,373 | 63,641 | ||
| D | 42,469 | 10,494 | 53,149 | ||
| R | 17,581 | 18,851 | 44,315 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.8 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
$72,509
Montana ranks near the middle of US counties.
Montana$72,509
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Montana sits in the Northern Rockies. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Montana reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty points, in line with the state's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,509, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,116,875 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Montana, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montana, 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, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Montana, Montana as a "Republican loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Montana, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Montana, Montana voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Montana, Montana?
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, Montana?
Median household income in Montana, 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, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montana, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.