Montana — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionMontana · PresidentRomneyR+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 55.3% | 267,928 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 41.7% | 201,839 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 14,717 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+73.1 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+79.3 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+40.6 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+20.5 |
Montana results by county
56 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Mitt Romney+1,918 | 3,28968.3% | 1,37128.5% | 1523.2% | 4,812 |
| Big Horn County | Barack Obama+1,215 | 1,66736.0% | 2,88262.3% | 771.7% | 4,626 |
| Blaine County | Barack Obama+438 | 1,17841.2% | 1,61656.5% | 652.3% | 2,859 |
| Broadwater County | Mitt Romney+1,388 | 2,15271.5% | 76425.4% | 953.2% | 3,011 |
| Carbon County | Mitt Romney+1,387 | 3,53360.4% | 2,14636.7% | 1682.9% | 5,847 |
| Carter County | Mitt Romney+582 | 67885.2% | 9612.1% | 222.8% | 796 |
| Cascade County | Mitt Romney+3,113 | 18,34553.1% | 15,23244.1% | 9992.9% | 34,576 |
| Chouteau County | Mitt Romney+780 | 1,75862.3% | 97834.7% | 853.0% | 2,821 |
| Custer County | Mitt Romney+1,540 | 3,37362.9% | 1,83334.2% | 1593.0% | 5,365 |
| Daniels County | Mitt Romney+503 | 74073.5% | 23723.5% | 303.0% | 1,007 |
| Dawson County | Mitt Romney+1,810 | 3,02968.5% | 1,21927.6% | 1754.0% | 4,423 |
| Deer Lodge County | Barack Obama+1,412 | 1,44832.5% | 2,86064.1% | 1523.4% | 4,460 |
| Fallon County | Mitt Romney+891 | 1,12880.2% | 23716.9% | 412.9% | 1,406 |
| Fergus County | Mitt Romney+2,617 | 4,25770.1% | 1,64027.0% | 1742.9% | 6,071 |
| Flathead County | Mitt Romney+14,417 | 28,30964.5% | 13,89231.6% | 1,7083.9% | 43,909 |
| Gallatin County | Mitt Romney+2,397 | 24,35850.8% | 21,96145.8% | 1,5893.3% | 47,908 |
| Garfield County | Mitt Romney+556 | 62288.7% | 669.4% | 131.9% | 701 |
| Glacier County | Barack Obama+1,509 | 1,41531.8% | 2,92465.6% | 1162.6% | 4,455 |
| Golden Valley County | Mitt Romney+241 | 35173.3% | 11023.0% | 183.8% | 479 |
| Granite County | Mitt Romney+574 | 1,10764.9% | 53331.3% | 653.8% | 1,705 |
| Hill County | Barack Obama+239 | 3,16446.4% | 3,40349.9% | 2583.8% | 6,825 |
| Jefferson County | Mitt Romney+1,783 | 4,05562.2% | 2,27234.8% | 1943.0% | 6,521 |
| Judith Basin County | Mitt Romney+517 | 85470.3% | 33727.7% | 242.0% | 1,215 |
| Lake County | Mitt Romney+1,330 | 7,13553.6% | 5,80543.6% | 3642.7% | 13,304 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Mitt Romney+1,183 | 16,80350.4% | 15,62046.9% | 8952.7% | 33,318 |
| Liberty County | Mitt Romney+445 | 70270.3% | 25725.8% | 393.9% | 998 |
| Lincoln County | Mitt Romney+3,505 | 6,05768.1% | 2,55228.7% | 2813.2% | 8,890 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+1,841 | 3,13069.1% | 1,28928.4% | 1132.5% | 4,532 |
| McCone County | Mitt Romney+522 | 74575.0% | 22322.5% | 252.5% | 993 |
| Meagher County | Mitt Romney+401 | 67068.9% | 26927.7% | 333.4% | 972 |
| Mineral County | Mitt Romney+516 | 1,21660.2% | 70034.6% | 1055.2% | 2,021 |
| Missoula County | Barack Obama+10,172 | 22,65239.6% | 32,82457.4% | 1,7563.1% | 57,232 |
| Musselshell County | Mitt Romney+1,341 | 1,83376.2% | 49220.4% | 823.4% | 2,407 |
| Park County | Mitt Romney+926 | 4,70953.7% | 3,78343.1% | 2763.1% | 8,768 |
| Petroleum County | Mitt Romney+191 | 24080.5% | 4916.4% | 93.0% | 298 |
| Phillips County | Mitt Romney+1,217 | 1,68875.8% | 47121.1% | 693.1% | 2,228 |
| Pondera County | Mitt Romney+698 | 1,67361.5% | 97535.9% | 712.6% | 2,719 |
| Powder River County | Mitt Romney+663 | 83381.1% | 17016.6% | 242.3% | 1,027 |
| Powell County | Mitt Romney+918 | 1,80665.0% | 88832.0% | 833.0% | 2,777 |
| Prairie County | Mitt Romney+353 | 52074.0% | 16723.8% | 162.3% | 703 |
| Ravalli County | Mitt Romney+7,022 | 14,30764.4% | 7,28532.8% | 6202.8% | 22,212 |
| Richland County | Mitt Romney+2,508 | 3,51075.5% | 1,00221.6% | 1362.9% | 4,648 |
| Roosevelt County | Barack Obama+572 | 1,51441.2% | 2,08656.8% | 722.0% | 3,672 |
| Rosebud County | Mitt Romney+582 | 2,00456.9% | 1,42240.4% | 972.8% | 3,523 |
| Sanders County | Mitt Romney+2,260 | 3,98067.4% | 1,72029.1% | 2013.4% | 5,901 |
| Sheridan County | Mitt Romney+542 | 1,20762.6% | 66534.5% | 562.9% | 1,928 |
| Silver Bow County | Barack Obama+5,427 | 5,43032.4% | 10,85764.8% | 4692.8% | 16,756 |
| Stillwater County | Mitt Romney+2,089 | 3,33771.0% | 1,24826.5% | 1172.5% | 4,702 |
| Sweet Grass County | Mitt Romney+1,119 | 1,59475.3% | 47522.4% | 482.3% | 2,117 |
| Teton County | Mitt Romney+1,031 | 2,11364.4% | 1,08233.0% | 862.6% | 3,281 |
| Toole County | Mitt Romney+858 | 1,44068.5% | 58227.7% | 803.8% | 2,102 |
| Treasure County | Mitt Romney+205 | 31970.1% | 11425.1% | 224.8% | 455 |
| Valley County | Mitt Romney+952 | 2,33760.6% | 1,38535.9% | 1373.6% | 3,859 |
| Wheatland County | Mitt Romney+421 | 69369.9% | 27227.4% | 272.7% | 992 |
| Wibaux County | Mitt Romney+323 | 42177.4% | 9818.0% | 254.6% | 544 |
| Yellowstone County | Mitt Romney+14,097 | 40,50058.9% | 26,40338.4% | 1,9042.8% | 68,807 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 2012MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.