† 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
GroupLibbyMontanaUnited States
German19.8%22.9%12.5%
English11.9%13.1%9.5%
Irish11.4%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian7.0%7.5%—
American5.0%5.4%5.3%
Italian4.0%3.2%4.8%
Scottish3.3%2.6%1.3%
French3.0%—1.6%
Blackfeet0.5%1.0%—
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
Libby
Montana
United States
Median age
51
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.8%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Libby
Montana
United States
Median household income
$34,143
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.0%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.4%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Libby
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
4.2%
22.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
0.2%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Libby
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.
Libby, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.1%
2008
−18.7%
2012
−27.2%
2016
−37.3%
2020
−30.6%
2024
−38.5%
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, 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
29.6%Harris383
68.1%Trump882
2.3%
R+38.5
R+8.0
R+37.1
1,295
R
33.6%Biden465
64.2%Trump888
2.2%
R+30.6
D+6.7
R+35.0
1,384
R
28.0%Clinton313
65.3%Trump729
6.6%
R+37.3
R+10.1
R+39.4
1,116
R
34.4%Obama403
61.6%Romney721
3.9%
R+27.2
R+8.5
R+31.0
1,170
R
38.6%Obama474
57.3%McCain703
4.1%
R+18.7
D+11.5
R+25.9
1,227
R
33.0%Kerry375
63.1%Bush718
4.0%
R+30.1
—
R+27.7
1,138
Libby sits in the far northwest corner of Montana's Lincoln County, a region defined by extractive industry and a long asbestos-contamination legacy that has made federal environmental policy unusually personal for its roughly 3,000 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.5 points.
A population of 3,042, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,143 describe the city.
In 2024, Libby, Montana voted Republican by 38.5 points (R+38.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,295 votes cast, 383 went Democratic and 882 went Republican.
How many people live in Libby, Montana?
Libby, Montana has a population of 3,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Libby, Montana?
Median household income in Libby, Montana is $34,143 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Libby, Montana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Libby, Montana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
