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1876–2024
Ravalli County, Montana
Ravalli County·Montana

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

One of Montana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Ravalli County, Montana · Ryanandlaura247 · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+41
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
46,727
2024 ACS
Most similar
Josephine County
OR · similarity 1.00
25 precincts · 29,904 votes cast
Trump · R+41
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−40.6%
8,48520,61729,904
2020R
−36.3%
8,76319,11428,507
2016R
−38.1%
6,22314,81022,556
2012R
−31.6%
7,28514,30722,212
2008R
−20.8%
8,40013,00222,083
2004R
−35.9%
6,14413,27919,867
2000R
−39.4%
4,45111,24117,238
1996R
−18.1%
5,2008,13816,240
1992R
−5.0%
4,6445,39215,019
1988R
−21.3%
4,7637,41812,490
1984R
−35.7%
3,8258,16112,154
1980R
−36.9%
3,0637,26811,404
1976R
−16.0%
3,5044,8948,694
1972R
−28.6%
2,4804,6117,458
1968R
−18.5%
2,0803,1835,977
1964D
+16.8%
3,3002,3505,662
1960R
−13.4%
2,3813,1215,528
1956R
−22.8%
2,1613,4375,598
1952R
−33.5%
1,7503,5375,329
1948R
−4.1%
2,1592,3544,723
1944R
−9.6%
1,9262,3424,311
1940D
+5.5%
2,7732,4835,313
1936D
+27.0%
2,8591,5804,732
1932D
+13.4%
2,2921,7144,311
1928R
−38.6%
1,1122,5513,724
1924R
−21.6%
5621,3113,469
1920R
−25.4%
1,2242,1103,488
1916D
+9.0%
1,9671,6233,828
1912D
+23.0%
8583162,360
1908R
−8.6%
8591,0452,173
1904R
−29.7%
5231,0831,885
1900D
+8.0%
1,0528921,992
1896D
+76.1%
1,5422071,754
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%
Irish
1.1%
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
15.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Baptist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ravalli County, tucked into the Bitterroot Valley south of Missoula, has shifted sharply rightward over three decades as rural in-migration reshaped its electorate, delivering a 40-point Republican presidential margin in 2024.

The Republican margin in Ravalli County reached its widest at forty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Ravalli County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,283, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 46,727 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 Josephine County and Meagher County.