† 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
GroupWhitefishMontanaUnited States
German21.7%22.9%12.5%
English17.5%13.1%9.5%
Irish13.9%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian8.1%7.5%—
American4.8%5.4%5.3%
Swedish3.9%1.4%—
Scottish3.4%2.6%1.3%
Italian3.2%3.2%4.8%
Blackfeet0.3%1.0%—
Mexican1.1%2.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
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
Whitefish
Montana
United States
Median age
44.4
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.4%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Whitefish
Montana
United States
Median household income
$73,811
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.8%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Whitefish
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.6%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Whitefish
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.
Whitefish, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−4.8%
2008
+11.7%
2012
+9.1%
2016
+11.8%
2020
+25.0%
2024
+20.0%
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
D
58.5%Harris3,029
38.5%Trump1,995
3.0%
D+20.0
R+5.0
D+21.4
5,178
D
61.2%Biden3,101
36.2%Trump1,836
2.6%
D+25.0
D+13.2
D+20.5
5,068
D
51.7%Clinton2,020
39.9%Trump1,559
8.5%
D+11.8
D+2.7
D+9.7
3,910
D
52.3%Obama1,926
43.2%Romney1,590
4.5%
D+9.1
R+2.6
D+5.3
3,680
D
53.6%Obama2,000
41.9%McCain1,562
4.6%
D+11.7
D+16.6
D+4.5
3,732
R
45.5%Kerry1,442
50.3%Bush1,595
4.1%
R+4.8
—
R+2.4
3,168
Whitefish has drawn an influx of remote workers and recreation-seekers to its Flathead Valley base, adding new voter blocs to a community long anchored by timber and tourism economies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 4.8 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.
A population of 8,749, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,811 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Livingston and Seaside.
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, Whitefish, Montana voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,178 votes cast, 3,029 went Democratic and 1,995 went Republican.
When did Whitefish, Montana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Whitefish, Montana voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Whitefish, Montana?
Whitefish, Montana has a population of 8,749 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Whitefish, Montana?
Median household income in Whitefish, Montana is $73,811 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Whitefish, Montana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Whitefish, Montana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
