† 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
GroupGreat FallsMontanaUnited States
German22.3%22.9%12.5%
Irish13.0%13.5%9.4%
English11.7%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian7.8%7.5%—
American7.5%5.4%5.3%
Italian3.8%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.9%2.6%1.3%
French2.2%—1.6%
Mexican3.1%2.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.2%1.8%
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Blackfeet0.6%1.0%—
African American†0.9%—9.9%
Filipino0.5%—0.9%
Chinese0.2%—1.3%
Korean0.2%—0.4%
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
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Median age
39
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.9%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Median household income
$63,373
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.5%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.6%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Great Falls
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.
Great Falls, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−11.6%
2008
+7.1%
2012
−3.7%
2016
−15.9%
2020
−12.8%
2024
−14.3%
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, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
41.2%Harris11,041
55.5%Trump14,873
3.2%
R+14.3
R+1.5
R+12.8
26,779
R
42.1%Biden12,255
54.9%Trump15,977
3.0%
R+12.8
D+3.1
R+17.2
29,098
R
38.2%Clinton9,649
54.0%Trump13,655
7.8%
R+15.9
R+12.2
R+17.9
25,270
R
46.8%Obama11,952
50.5%Romney12,893
2.8%
R+3.7
R+10.8
R+7.5
25,551
D
52.3%Obama13,633
45.1%McCain11,776
2.6%
D+7.1
D+18.7
R+0.2
26,085
R
43.0%Kerry10,520
54.6%Bush13,366
2.4%
R+11.6
—
R+9.2
24,484
Great Falls anchors Cascade County, a reliably Republican-leaning city where oil refining, agriculture, and a large Air Force base at Malmstrom shape both the economy and the electorate's priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 15.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.
A population of 60,329, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,373 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Joseph and Billings.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Great Falls, Montana voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,779 votes cast, 11,041 went Democratic and 14,873 went Republican.
When did Great Falls, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Great Falls, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Great Falls, Montana?
Great Falls, Montana has a population of 60,329 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Great Falls, Montana?
Median household income in Great Falls, Montana is $63,373 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Great Falls, Montana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Great Falls, Montana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
