Elections in Montana
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Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 352,079 | 58.27% | 231,906 | 38.38% | 20,196 | 3.34% |
2020 | 343,602 | 56.74% | 244,786 | 40.42% | 17,182 | 2.84% |
2016 | 279,240 | 55.65% | 177,709 | 35.41% | 44,873 | 8.94% |
2012 | 267,928 | 55.30% | 201,839 | 41.66% | 14,717 | 3.04% |
2008 | 243,882 | 49.49% | 232,159 | 47.11% | 16,709 | 3.39% |
2004 | 266,063 | 59.07% | 173,710 | 38.56% | 10,672 | 2.37% |
2000 | 240,178 | 58.44% | 137,126 | 33.36% | 33,693 | 8.20% |
1996 | 179,652 | 44.11% | 167,922 | 41.23% | 59,687 | 14.66% |
1992 | 144,207 | 35.12% | 154,507 | 37.63% | 111,897 | 27.25% |
1988 | 190,412 | 52.07% | 168,936 | 46.20% | 6,326 | 1.73% |
1984 | 232,450 | 60.47% | 146,742 | 38.18% | 5,185 | 1.35% |
1980 | 206,814 | 56.82% | 118,032 | 32.43% | 39,106 | 10.74% |
1976 | 173,703 | 52.84% | 149,259 | 45.40% | 5,772 | 1.76% |
1972 | 183,976 | 57.93% | 120,197 | 37.85% | 13,430 | 4.23% |
1968 | 138,835 | 50.60% | 114,117 | 41.59% | 21,452 | 7.82% |
1964 | 113,032 | 40.57% | 164,246 | 58.95% | 1,350 | 0.48% |
1960 | 141,841 | 51.10% | 134,891 | 48.60% | 847 | 0.31% |
1956 | 154,933 | 57.13% | 116,238 | 42.87% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 157,394 | 59.39% | 106,213 | 40.07% | 1,430 | 0.54% |
1948 | 96,770 | 43.15% | 119,071 | 53.09% | 8,437 | 3.76% |
1944 | 93,163 | 44.93% | 112,556 | 54.28% | 1,636 | 0.79% |
1940 | 99,579 | 40.17% | 145,698 | 58.78% | 2,596 | 1.05% |
1936 | 63,598 | 27.59% | 159,690 | 69.28% | 7,224 | 3.13% |
1932 | 78,078 | 36.07% | 127,286 | 58.80% | 11,115 | 5.13% |
1928 | 113,300 | 58.37% | 78,578 | 40.48% | 2,230 | 1.15% |
1924 | 74,138 | 42.50% | 33,805 | 19.38% | 66,480 | 38.11% |
1920 | 109,430 | 61.13% | 57,372 | 32.05% | 12,204 | 6.82% |
1916 | 66,750 | 37.57% | 101,063 | 56.88% | 9,866 | 5.55% |
1912 | 18,512 | 23.19% | 27,941 | 35.00% | 33,373 | 41.81% |
1908 | 32,333 | 46.98% | 29,326 | 42.61% | 7,163 | 10.41% |
1904 | 34,932 | 54.21% | 21,773 | 33.79% | 7,739 | 12.01% |
1900 | 25,409 | 39.79% | 37,311 | 58.43% | 1,136 | 1.78% |
1896 | 10,509 | 19.71% | 42,628 | 79.93% | 193 | 0.36% |
1892 | 18,871 | 42.44% | 17,690 | 39.79% | 7,900 | 17.77% |
Elections in Montana |
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Montana became a territory May 28, 1864 and the first delegation created nine counties: Beaverhead, Big Horn (renamed Custer in 1877), Chouteau, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, Edgerton (renamed Lewis and Clark in 1867), Madison, and Missoula. Montana became a state on November 8, 1889.
Montana has a history of voters
Montana has voted for the Republican nominee in all but two presidential elections since 1952.[2] The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. However, since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time, and Republican governors 40 percent of the time. In the 2008 presidential election, Montana was considered a swing state and was ultimately won by Republican John McCain by a narrow margin of two percent.
In a 2020 study, Montana was ranked as the 21st easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
1890s
Included representatives from additional territorial counties: Meagher (1866), Dawson (1869), Silver Bow (1881), Yellowstone (1883), Fergus (1885), Park (1887), and Cascade (1887)

1892 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1892
1896 elections
First election to include Flathead, Valley, Teton, Ravalli, Granite, Carbon, and Sweet Grass counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1896
1900s

1900 elections
First election to include Broadwater County
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1900
1904 elections
First election to include Powell and Rosebud counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1904
1908 elections
First election to include Sanders County
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1908
1910s

1912 elections
First election to include Lincoln, Musselshell, Hill and Blaine counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1912
1916 elections
First election to include Big Horn, Stillwater, Sheridan, Fallon, Toole, Richland, Mineral, Wibaux, Phillips, and Prairie counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1916
1918 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1918
1920s

1920 elections
First election to include Liberty, Golden Valley, and Daniels counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1920
1922 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1922
1924 elections
First election to include Judith Basin and Lake counties.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1924
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1924
1928 elections
First election to include Petroleum County.
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1928
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1928
1930s

- United States Senate election in Montana, 1930
1932 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1932
1934 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1934
- United States Senate special election in Montana, 1934
1936 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1936
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1936
1940s
1940 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1940
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1940
1942 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1942
1944 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1944
1946 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1946
1948 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1948
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1948
1950s
1952 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1952
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1952
1954 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1954
1956 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1956
1958 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1958
1960s
1960 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1960
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1960
1964 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1964
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1964
1966 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1966
1968 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1968
1970s
1970 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1970
1972 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1972
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1972
1976 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1976
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1976
1978 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1978
1980s
1980 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1980
1982 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1982
1984 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1984
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1984
1988 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1988
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1988
1990s
1990 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1990
1992 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1992
1994 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1994
1996 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 1996
- United States Senate election in Montana, 1996
2000s
2000 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 2000
- United States Senate election in Montana, 2000
2002 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 2002
2004 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 2004
- Montana gubernatorial election, 2004
2006 elections
- United States Senate election in Montana, 2006
- United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2006
2008 elections
- United States presidential election in Montana, 2008
- United States Senate election in Montana, 2008
- United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2008
- Montana Democratic primary, 2008
- Montana Republican caucuses, 2008
- Montana gubernatorial election, 2008
2010s
2010 elections
2012 elections
- 2012 United States presidential election in Montana
- 2012 United States Senate election in Montana
- 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
- Montana Republican caucuses, 2012
- 2012 Montana gubernatorial election
2014 elections
2016 elections
- 2016 United States presidential election in Montana
- 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
- 2016 Montana gubernatorial election
2018 elections
- 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
- 2018 United States Senate election in Montana
2020s
2020 elections
- 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
- 2020 United States Senate election in Montana
- 2020 Montana gubernatorial election
- 2020 United States presidential election in Montana
2022 elections
2024 elections
- 2024 Montana elections
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana
- 2024 United States Senate election in Montana
- 2024 Montana gubernatorial election
- 2024 United States presidential election in Montana
See also
- Political party strength in Montana
- United States presidential elections in Montana
- Women's suffrage in Montana
References
- ^ Leip, David. "Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Montana". US Election Atlas. Archived from the original on January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ Montana 2012 Election 2013.
- from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
Works cited
- "Montana 2012 Election". 270towin. 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
External links
- Counties History
- Montana at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Montana", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Montana: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Montana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020