† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDillonMontanaUnited States
German25.2%22.9%12.5%
English19.1%13.1%9.5%
Irish14.7%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian8.3%7.5%—
American5.1%5.4%5.3%
Italian4.4%3.2%4.8%
Swedish2.6%1.4%—
Polish2.5%—2.2%
Mexican2.8%2.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dillon
Montana
United States
Median age
33
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
18.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.9%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dillon
Montana
United States
Median household income
$61,134
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.2%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dillon
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.4%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.9%
1.5%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.2%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dillon
Montana
United States
Catholic
—
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
65.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dillon, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.4%
2008
−8.2%
2012
−39.7%
2016
−24.6%
2020
−20.5%
2024
−25.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
35.2%Harris722
60.6%Trump1,245
4.2%
R+25.5
R+4.9
R+24.0
2,054
R
38.1%Biden756
58.6%Trump1,163
3.2%
R+20.5
D+4.1
R+25.0
1,983
R
32.9%Clinton587
57.5%Trump1,026
9.6%
R+24.6
D+15.1
R+26.7
1,785
R
28.5%Obama572
68.2%Romney1,369
3.3%
R+39.7
R+31.5
R+43.5
2,008
R
43.9%Obama855
52.1%McCain1,014
4.1%
R+8.2
D+23.2
R+15.4
1,948
R
34.1%Kerry538
65.5%Bush1,033
0.4%
R+31.4
—
R+28.9
1,577
Dillon anchors one of Montana's most sparsely populated counties, where cattle ranching and the University of Montana Western campus shape a community that has voted Republican by wide margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.5 points.
A population of 4,085, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,134 describe the city.
In 2024, Dillon, Montana voted Republican by 25.5 points (R+25.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,054 votes cast, 722 went Democratic and 1,245 went Republican.
How many people live in Dillon, Montana?
Dillon, Montana has a population of 4,085 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dillon, Montana?
Median household income in Dillon, Montana is $61,134 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Dillon, Montana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dillon, Montana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
