Donald Trump carried Montana R+20.2.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Montana, 2016. The state ran 22.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

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Montana result

501,822 votes counted

Clinton (D)

177,709

35.4%

Trump (R)

279,240

55.6%

All others

44,873

8.9%

Margin

R+20.2

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2016 presidential election

Montana, 2016

TrumpR+20.2

How it voted

Share of the 2016 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	55.6%	279,240
Hillary ClintonDemocratic	35.4%	177,709
Gary JohnsonLibertarian	8.9%	44,873

D+60

R+60

56 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 2016

56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−45.6%	1,143	3,353	4,849
Big Horn County	D	+5.7%	2,094	1,853	4,237
Blaine County	R	−2.5%	1,202	1,268	2,684
Broadwater County	R	−56.7%	573	2,348	3,133
Carbon County	R	−32.0%	1,828	3,748	5,991
Carter County	R	−77.4%	70	678	786
Cascade County	R	−21.6%	12,175	19,632	34,571
Chouteau County	R	−36.4%	732	1,679	2,603
Custer County	R	−47.8%	1,176	3,657	5,185
Daniels County	R	−58.4%	168	730	962
Dawson County	R	−57.5%	787	3,320	4,409
Deer Lodge County	D	+7.0%	2,058	1,763	4,206
Fallon County	R	−75.8%	154	1,279	1,484
Fergus County	R	−52.5%	1,202	4,269	5,840
Flathead County	R	−35.7%	13,293	30,240	47,496
Gallatin County	D	+0.8%	24,246	23,802	53,819
Garfield County	R	−86.2%	34	653	718
Glacier County	D	+29.6%	3,121	1,620	5,075
Golden Valley County	R	−62.0%	71	365	474
Granite County	R	−40.5%	472	1,192	1,777
Hill County	R	−17.2%	2,371	3,478	6,445
Jefferson County	R	−32.5%	1,998	4,177	6,714
Judith Basin County	R	−52.7%	235	872	1,208
Lake County	R	−20.9%	4,776	7,530	13,181
Lewis and Clark County	R	−6.8%	14,478	16,895	35,296
Liberty County	R	−51.2%	206	698	961
Lincoln County	R	−50.2%	2,041	6,729	9,330
Madison County	R	−44.6%	1,180	3,297	4,743
McCone County	R	−64.7%	154	862	1,095
Meagher County	R	−54.9%	193	729	977
Mineral County	R	−40.3%	519	1,330	2,012
Missoula County	D	+15.3%	31,543	22,250	60,722
Musselshell County	R	−67.0%	332	1,967	2,441
Park County	R	−14.8%	3,595	4,980	9,359
Petroleum County	R	−77.0%	30	278	322
Phillips County	R	−64.7%	318	1,723	2,171
Pondera County	R	−39.0%	738	1,799	2,723
Powder River County	R	−71.9%	127	884	1,053
Powell County	R	−52.9%	551	2,029	2,794
Prairie County	R	−66.2%	100	556	689
Ravalli County	R	−38.1%	6,223	14,810	22,556
Richland County	R	−66.5%	671	3,908	4,871
Roosevelt County	R	−6.5%	1,560	1,797	3,652
Rosebud County	R	−36.7%	987	2,253	3,453
Sanders County	R	−51.5%	1,218	4,286	5,953
Sheridan County	R	−41.6%	477	1,241	1,835
Silver Bow County	D	+13.6%	8,619	6,376	16,452
Stillwater County	R	−56.5%	908	3,661	4,873
Sweet Grass County	R	−56.6%	402	1,595	2,107
Teton County	R	−42.7%	808	2,170	3,188
Toole County	R	−53.8%	402	1,497	2,037
Treasure County	R	−65.9%	59	351	443
Valley County	R	−46.5%	886	2,698	3,894
Wheatland County	R	−55.3%	179	702	946
Wibaux County	R	−75.4%	55	463	541
Yellowstone County	R	−26.6%	22,171	40,920	70,486