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Great Falls·Montana

Great Falls delivered R+14.3 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MT
Great Falls
TrumpR+14.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican55.5%14,873
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.2%11,041
OtherAll other candidates3.2%865
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−14.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+7.1%
2012−9.0%
2016−15.9%
2020−12.8%
2024−14.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
41.2%Harris11,041
55.5%Trump14,873
3.2%
−14.3%
26,779
R
42.1%Biden12,255
54.9%Trump15,977
3.0%incl. Jorgensen
−12.8%
29,098
R
38.2%Clinton9,649
54.0%Trump13,655
7.8%incl. Johnson
−15.9%
25,270
R
43.9%Obama10,910
52.9%Romney13,134
3.1%
−9.0%
24,825
D
52.3%Obama13,633
45.1%McCain11,776
2.6%
+7.1%
26,085

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorGreat FallsCityMontanaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White84.0%85.0%61.0%
Black1.0%0.5%12.2%
Asian1.0%0.8%6.0%
Two or more races8.1%6.8%12.6%
Other race5.9%6.9%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.1%4.6%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$63,373$72,509$84,427
Poverty rate14.5%11.5%12.5%
Median age3940.839.1
Age 18–248.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.5%20.0%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)28.4%35.3%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home4.1%4.2%22.3%
Spanish1.6%1.5%13.6%
German or other West Germanic1.0%0.8%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 21.9%German 22.9%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 12.8%Irish 13.5%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.5%English 13.1%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic7.2%County context10.3%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant20.2%County context13.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed62.1%County context65.3%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
21.9%
Irish
12.8%
English
11.5%
Norwegian
7.7%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Blackfeet
0.4%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
3.2%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Spanish
0.4%
Honduran
0.2%
Salvadoran
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Filipino
0.5%
Chinese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
German or other West Germanic1.0%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
20.2%
Catholic
7.2%
Latter-day Saints
4.8%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Other Christian
0.9%
Black Protestant
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted62.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Great Falls sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,373 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Great Falls, Montana vote in 2024?
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.
What is Great Falls, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Great Falls, Montana in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
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 5 presidential elections in Great Falls, Montana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.