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1892–2024
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census divisionMountain

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+14.8
2008R+3.0
2012R+8.7
2016R+5.1
2020R+1.7
2024R+5.9
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 66.4% of 18,470,136 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20245,633,9836,356,036266,66712,256,68618,470,13666.4%
20205,846,7446,054,092336,29812,237,13417,384,03870.4%
20164,158,6544,664,5551,077,0579,900,26616,078,80661.6%
20124,030,7674,818,653234,3409,083,76015,042,02160.4%
20084,208,5784,471,241161,9428,841,76114,285,43961.9%
20043,330,1644,507,839114,4797,952,48213,528,857†58.8%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for MountainMountain: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+5.9 in 2024.
281 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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

English13.8%9.5%
German13.7%12.5%
Irish9.1%9.4%
American4.0%5.3%
Italian3.9%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.3%
French1.4%1.6%
Polish1.3%2.2%
Mexican19.3%11.3%
Spanish0.9%—
Spaniard0.8%—
Puerto Rican0.6%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%0.7%
Cuban0.3%0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
African American†2.9%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%
Filipino0.9%0.9%
Chinese0.6%1.3%
Asian Indian0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.4%
Japanese0.2%0.2%
Navajo1.1%—

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

MeasureMountainUnited States
Median age3839.1
Age 18–249.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.9%17.2%

Household economy

MeasureMountainUnited States
Median household income$84,529$84,427
Poverty rate11.5%12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)35.8%35.6%

Languages at home

MeasureMountainUnited States
Speaks a non-English language at home20.7%22.3%
Spanish14.9%13.6%
Other languages1.3%0.8%

Religious landscape

MeasureMountainUnited States
Catholic17.6%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.7%16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted53.7%51.5%
Latter-day Saints13.8%2.0%
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.

Mountain, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −5.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−5.9%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−31.9%
1896+63.1%
1900+8.5%
1904−22.9%
1908−6.7%
1912+10.9%
1916+19.0%
1920−22.8%
1924−24.1%
1928−22.3%
1932+20.0%
1936+31.5%
1940+11.1%
1944+5.1%
1948+7.4%
1952−20.4%
1956−20.5%
1960−7.2%
1964+13.1%
1968−14.9%
1972−30.7%
1976−14.6%
1980−31.9%
1984−33.5%
1988−16.8%
1992−1.8%
1996−3.8%
2000−15.1%
2004−14.8%
2008−3.0%
2012−8.7%
2016−5.1%
2020−1.7%
2024−5.9%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
46.0%Harris5,633,983
51.9%Trump6,356,036
2.2%
R+5.9R+4.2R+4.412,256,686
R
47.8%Biden5,846,744
49.5%Trump6,054,092
2.7%
R+1.7D+3.4R+6.112,237,134
R
42.0%Clinton4,158,654
47.1%Trump4,664,555
10.9%
R+5.1D+3.6R+7.29,900,266
R
44.4%Obama4,030,767
53.0%Romney4,818,653
2.6%
R+8.7R+5.7R+12.59,083,760
R
47.6%Obama4,208,578
50.6%McCain4,471,241
1.8%
R+3.0D+11.8R+10.28,841,761
R
41.9%Kerry3,330,164
56.7%Bush4,507,839
1.4%
R+14.8D+0.3R+12.47,952,482
R
39.6%Gore2,529,626
54.7%Bush3,493,547
5.7%
R+15.1R+11.3R+15.66,384,765
R
42.6%Clinton2,434,841
46.4%Dole2,649,462
11.0%
R+3.8R+2.0R+12.35,711,456
R
36.3%Clinton2,166,605
38.1%Bush2,272,419
25.6%
R+1.8D+15.0R+7.35,969,880
R
40.8%Dukakis2,043,381
57.6%Bush2,886,701
1.7%
R+16.8D+16.6R+9.15,013,822
R
32.6%Mondale1,546,244
66.1%Reagan3,131,423
1.2%
R+33.5R+1.6R+15.24,736,437
R
28.8%Carter1,251,225
60.7%Reagan2,635,648
10.5%
R+31.9R+17.3R+22.14,344,800
R
41.2%Carter1,569,739
55.8%Ford2,124,180
3.0%
R+14.6D+16.1R+16.63,809,527
R
32.3%McGovern1,107,285
63.0%Nixon2,158,824
4.7%
R+30.7R+15.8R+7.53,427,115
R
38.1%Humphrey1,101,595
53.0%Nixon1,532,805
9.0%
R+14.9R+28.0R+14.22,894,046
D
56.4%Johnson1,600,351
43.3%Goldwater1,227,491
0.3%
D+13.1D+20.4R+9.42,835,627
R
46.3%Kennedy1,224,267
53.5%Nixon1,415,355
0.2%
R+7.2D+13.3R+7.42,645,747
R
39.6%Stevenson913,639
60.1%Eisenhower1,386,422
0.3%
R+20.5R+0.1R+5.12,306,002
R
39.6%Stevenson875,973
60.0%Eisenhower1,327,836
0.3%
R+20.4R+27.8R+9.72,211,546
D
52.7%Truman927,240
45.4%Dewey797,604
1.9%
D+7.4D+2.3D+2.91,758,307
D
52.4%Roosevelt845,731
47.3%Dewey763,429
0.3%
D+5.1R+6.0R+2.41,614,467
D
55.3%Roosevelt983,569
44.2%Willkie786,066
0.5%
D+11.1R+20.4D+1.21,778,575
D
64.6%Roosevelt1,017,950
33.1%Landon521,498
2.3%
D+31.5D+11.5D+7.21,576,011
D
58.4%Roosevelt861,871
38.4%Hoover566,485
3.2%
D+20.0D+42.3D+2.21,475,627
R
38.4%Smith475,757
60.7%Hoover752,428
0.9%
R+22.3D+1.8R+4.91,239,077
R
25.7%Davis286,160
49.8%Coolidge554,877
24.6%
R+24.1R+1.3D+1.11,115,313
R
36.7%Cox369,020
59.5%Harding598,428
3.9%
R+22.8R+41.8D+3.41,006,388
D
57.0%Wilson546,857
37.9%Hughes364,063
5.1%
D+19.0D+8.1D+15.9959,668
D
38.1%Wilson266,730
27.2%Taft190,318
34.7%
D+10.9D+17.6R+8.6700,354
R
43.4%Bryan260,878
50.1%Taft301,246
6.4%
R+6.7D+16.2D+2.8600,709
R
35.5%Parker186,683
58.5%Roosevelt307,201
6.0%
R+22.9R+31.5R+3.3525,209
D
53.3%Bryan250,782
44.8%McKinley210,702
1.9%
D+8.5R+54.6D+16.1470,624
D
81.2%Bryan308,327
18.1%McKinley68,698
0.7%
D+63.1D+95.0D+69.2379,834
O
9.9%Cleveland18,297
41.7%Harrison77,299
48.4%
Weaver +6.6—R+33.5185,161
voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026R+10.0
Presidential vote · 2024R+5.9

Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 4.1 points more Republican.

Voter registration in MountainRegistered voters by party of registration, 2026–2026. Latest total 10,225,537 in 2026.2.6M5.1M7.7M10.2M20262026
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Mountain
YearTotal registeredDemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther
2026 (partial)10,225,5372,739,4633,758,8333,346,650380,591
Source: State election authorities
domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

+62,734 net domestic migration · 2025

Net domestic migration in Mountain, 2011–2025Yearly net domestic migration (arrivals minus departures). Cumulative +1,783,322 over the window. Sage = net gain, amber = net loss.
20112025

Net +1,783,322 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in Mountain in Mountain: net domestic migration by year
YearNet domestic migration
2011+36,216
2012+70,519
2013+79,882
2014+99,154
2015+137,566
2016+179,956
2017+173,303
2018+211,330
2019+211,383
2021+220,677
2022+148,323
2023+73,506
2024+78,773
2025+62,734
Source: Census Population Estimates (net) · IRS SOI (flows)

Mountain sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.1 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 33.5 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the division moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.9 points.

A population of 25,571,750, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,529 describe the division. The division's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of West South Central and West North Central.

Political twins — divisions

The census divisions whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

West South Central
45.2twin score
2000–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ elasticity
West North Central
30.2twin score
2012 margin% Asian% Black≠ 12-yr trend
East South Central
5.8twin score
2000–2012 trajectoryAsian Indian ancestry≠ 12-yr trend

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Mountain, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mountain, United States voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+5.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,256,686 votes cast, 5,633,983 went Democratic and 6,356,036 went Republican.
When did Mountain, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mountain, United States voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Mountain, United States?
Mountain, United States has a population of 25,571,750 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mountain, United States?
Median household income in Mountain, United States is $84,529 — above the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of Mountain, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mountain, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.