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1876–2024
Carbon County, Montana
Carbon County·Montana

Carbon County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A ranching corridor where Republicans clear 60% routinely

18762024·38 elections
Carbon County, Montana · Elkman · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+32
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,116
2024 ACS
Most similar
Jefferson County
MT · similarity 1.00
13 precincts · 7,297 votes cast
Trump · R+32
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−32.4%
2,3534,7197,297
2020R
−29.0%
2,4214,4687,052
2016R
−32.0%
1,8283,7485,991
2012R
−23.7%
2,1463,5335,847
2008R
−11.6%
2,4433,1085,746
2004R
−28.1%
1,8473,3425,321
2000R
−32.9%
1,4343,0084,789
1996R
−6.2%
1,8542,1474,762
1992R
−0.3%
1,5491,5624,620
1988R
−7.2%
2,0392,3604,470
1984R
−26.6%
1,6572,8774,587
1980R
−23.0%
1,4682,4714,363
1976R
−6.6%
1,8532,1214,045
1972R
−28.3%
1,2922,3783,841
1968R
−17.3%
1,3531,9723,587
1964D
+15.5%
2,0981,5353,633
1960R
−3.7%
1,9032,0503,961
1956R
−12.6%
1,8202,3454,165
1952R
−22.8%
1,7132,7344,470
1948D
+2.3%
1,9971,9014,169
1944R
−1.3%
2,0732,1264,230
1940D
+5.0%
2,6782,4215,161
1936D
+30.7%
3,1161,6174,876
1932D
+18.3%
2,8721,9425,076
1928R
−19.4%
1,6742,5144,327
1924R
−28.0%
6981,8914,266
1920R
−37.8%
1,1072,7004,214
1916D
+5.4%
1,9261,7084,013
1912D
+5.8%
7966462,596
1908R
−15.6%
8441,2052,317
1904R
−34.8%
4641,1301,913
1900R
−1.2%
9079301,866
1896D
+33.9%
7393651,104
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
8.7%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Methodist
1.5%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Carbon County's economy runs on agriculture and coal extraction along the Wyoming border, producing some of Montana's most consistent Republican margins — the 2024 presidential gap exceeded 32 points in a county of under 10,000 residents.

The Republican margin in Carbon County reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Carbon County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,261, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,116 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Powell County.