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Elections / 2020 · President · MT

Donald Trump carried Montana R+16.4.

Joe Biden (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Montana, 2020. The state ran 20.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2020 ballot here.

Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Montana result
603,640 votes counted
Biden (D)
244,786
40.6%
Trump (R)
343,602
56.9%
All others
15,252
2.5%
Margin
R+16.4
Montana, 2020
TrumpR+16.4
2020 presidential margin by county for Montana — 2020 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 2020 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2020 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Beaverhead County, MT · R+40.9Big Horn County, MT · D+5.9Blaine County, MT · D+3.8Broadwater County, MT · R+57.1Carbon County, MT · R+29.0Carter County, MT · R+81.1Cascade County, MT · R+19.7Chouteau County, MT · R+30.4Custer County, MT · R+45.9Daniels County, MT · R+59.6Dawson County, MT · R+57.9Deer Lodge County, MT · D+7.7Fallon County, MT · R+76.4Fergus County, MT · R+51.8Flathead County, MT · R+30.1Gallatin County, MT · D+7.5Garfield County, MT · R+88.9Glacier County, MT · D+30.7Golden Valley County, MT · R+66.8Granite County, MT · R+37.2Hill County, MT · R+13.6Jefferson County, MT · R+33.4Judith Basin County, MT · R+56.9Lake County, MT · R+14.5Lewis and Clark County, MT · R+3.9Liberty County, MT · R+52.8Lincoln County, MT · R+49.7Madison County, MT · R+39.8McCone County, MT · R+71.0Meagher County, MT · R+51.8Mineral County, MT · R+44.6Missoula County, MT · D+23.8Musselshell County, MT · R+69.8Park County, MT · R+6.4Petroleum County, MT · R+74.4Phillips County, MT · R+63.8Pondera County, MT · R+37.7Powder River County, MT · R+71.8Powell County, MT · R+50.4Prairie County, MT · R+64.1Ravalli County, MT · R+36.3Richland County, MT · R+67.7Roosevelt County, MT · R+2.1Rosebud County, MT · R+34.1Sanders County, MT · R+50.4Sheridan County, MT · R+40.8Silver Bow County, MT · D+14.2Stillwater County, MT · R+57.8Sweet Grass County, MT · R+52.8Teton County, MT · R+43.5Toole County, MT · R+53.3Treasure County, MT · R+64.1Valley County, MT · R+49.4Wheatland County, MT · R+56.0Wibaux County, MT · R+73.4Yellowstone County, MT · R+24.0
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican56.9%343,602
Joe BidenDemocratic40.6%244,786
Jo JorgensenLibertarian2.5%15,252
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2020
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−40.9%
1,6083,9235,661
Big Horn CountyD
+5.9%
2,4912,2074,784
Blaine CountyD
+3.8%
1,5891,4693,117
Broadwater CountyR
−57.1%
8353,1734,097
Carbon CountyR
−29.0%
2,4214,4687,052
Carter CountyR
−81.1%
74775864
Cascade CountyR
−19.7%
15,45623,31539,885
Chouteau CountyR
−30.4%
9911,8912,965
Custer CountyR
−45.9%
1,5144,2055,860
Daniels CountyR
−59.6%
1957991,014
Dawson CountyR
−57.9%
9623,7584,825
Deer Lodge CountyD
+7.7%
2,5622,1864,891
Fallon CountyR
−76.4%
1721,3751,575
Fergus CountyR
−51.8%
1,4964,8696,507
Flathead CountyR
−30.1%
20,27438,32159,936
Gallatin CountyD
+7.5%
37,04431,69670,979
Garfield CountyR
−88.9%
41764813
Glacier CountyD
+30.7%
3,6101,8845,617
Golden Valley CountyR
−66.8%
78414503
Granite CountyR
−37.2%
6381,4192,102
Hill CountyR
−13.6%
2,9813,9577,182
Jefferson CountyR
−33.4%
2,6255,3458,151
Judith Basin CountyR
−56.9%
2751,0401,344
Lake CountyR
−14.5%
6,9169,32216,626
Lewis and Clark CountyR
−3.9%
19,74321,40942,265
Liberty CountyR
−52.8%
2498211,083
Lincoln CountyR
−49.7%
2,8358,67211,747
Madison CountyR
−39.8%
1,7714,1916,087
McCone CountyR
−71.0%
1559561,128
Meagher CountyR
−51.8%
2588331,110
Mineral CountyR
−44.6%
6861,8282,563
Missoula CountyD
+23.8%
43,35726,34771,495
Musselshell CountyR
−69.8%
4132,4232,881
Park CountyR
−6.4%
5,2806,02511,566
Petroleum CountyR
−74.4%
39298348
Phillips CountyR
−63.8%
4161,9362,382
Pondera CountyR
−37.7%
9032,0312,995
Powder River CountyR
−71.8%
1549701,136
Powell CountyR
−50.4%
7522,3553,179
Prairie CountyR
−64.1%
126603744
Ravalli CountyR
−36.3%
8,76319,11428,507
Richland CountyR
−67.7%
8754,8005,798
Roosevelt CountyR
−2.1%
1,9101,9964,017
Rosebud CountyR
−34.1%
1,1992,4863,773
Sanders CountyR
−50.4%
1,8205,6607,622
Sheridan CountyR
−40.8%
5741,4032,030
Silver Bow CountyD
+14.2%
10,3927,74518,658
Stillwater CountyR
−57.8%
1,1564,4625,724
Sweet Grass CountyR
−52.8%
5491,8402,446
Teton CountyR
−43.5%
1,0072,6083,679
Toole CountyR
−53.3%
4671,5962,119
Treasure CountyR
−64.1%
78373460
Valley CountyR
−49.4%
1,0303,1354,261
Wheatland CountyR
−56.0%
2258231,068
Wibaux CountyR
−73.4%
77516598
Yellowstone CountyR
−24.0%
30,67950,77283,821