Montana — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionMontana · PresidentTrumpR+16.4
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 56.9% | 343,602 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe BidenDemocratic | 40.5% | 244,786 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 15,286 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2020 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+40.9 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+81.1 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+88.9 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+39.8 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+74.4 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+73.4 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+24.0 |
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 | Donald Trump+2,315 | 3,92369.3% | 1,60828.4% | 1302.3% | 5,661 |
| Big Horn County | Joe Biden+284 | 2,20746.1% | 2,49152.1% | 861.8% | 4,784 |
| Blaine County | Joe Biden+120 | 1,46947.1% | 1,58951.0% | 591.9% | 3,117 |
| Broadwater County | Donald Trump+2,338 | 3,17377.4% | 83520.4% | 892.2% | 4,097 |
| Carbon County | Donald Trump+2,047 | 4,46863.4% | 2,42134.3% | 1632.3% | 7,052 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+701 | 77589.7% | 748.6% | 151.7% | 864 |
| Cascade County | Donald Trump+7,859 | 23,31558.5% | 15,45638.8% | 1,1142.8% | 39,885 |
| Chouteau County | Donald Trump+900 | 1,89163.8% | 99133.4% | 832.8% | 2,965 |
| Custer County | Donald Trump+2,691 | 4,20571.8% | 1,51425.8% | 1412.4% | 5,860 |
| Daniels County | Donald Trump+604 | 79978.8% | 19519.2% | 202.0% | 1,014 |
| Dawson County | Donald Trump+2,796 | 3,75877.9% | 96219.9% | 1052.2% | 4,825 |
| Deer Lodge County | Joe Biden+376 | 2,18644.7% | 2,56252.4% | 1432.9% | 4,891 |
| Fallon County | Donald Trump+1,203 | 1,37587.3% | 17210.9% | 281.8% | 1,575 |
| Fergus County | Donald Trump+3,373 | 4,86974.8% | 1,49623.0% | 1422.2% | 6,507 |
| Flathead County | Donald Trump+18,047 | 38,32163.9% | 20,27433.8% | 1,3412.2% | 59,936 |
| Gallatin County | Joe Biden+5,348 | 31,69644.7% | 37,04452.2% | 2,2393.2% | 70,979 |
| Garfield County | Donald Trump+723 | 76494.0% | 415.0% | 81.0% | 813 |
| Glacier County | Joe Biden+1,726 | 1,88433.5% | 3,61064.3% | 1232.2% | 5,617 |
| Golden Valley County | Donald Trump+336 | 41482.3% | 7815.5% | 112.2% | 503 |
| Granite County | Donald Trump+781 | 1,41967.5% | 63830.4% | 452.1% | 2,102 |
| Hill County | Donald Trump+976 | 3,95755.1% | 2,98141.5% | 2443.4% | 7,182 |
| Jefferson County | Donald Trump+2,720 | 5,34565.6% | 2,62532.2% | 1812.2% | 8,151 |
| Judith Basin County | Donald Trump+765 | 1,04077.4% | 27520.5% | 292.2% | 1,344 |
| Lake County | Donald Trump+2,406 | 9,32256.1% | 6,91641.6% | 3882.3% | 16,626 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Donald Trump+1,666 | 21,40950.7% | 19,74346.7% | 1,1132.6% | 42,265 |
| Liberty County | Donald Trump+572 | 82175.8% | 24923.0% | 131.2% | 1,083 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+5,837 | 8,67273.8% | 2,83524.1% | 2402.0% | 11,747 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+2,420 | 4,19168.9% | 1,77129.1% | 1252.1% | 6,087 |
| McCone County | Donald Trump+801 | 95684.8% | 15513.7% | 171.5% | 1,128 |
| Meagher County | Donald Trump+575 | 83375.0% | 25823.2% | 191.7% | 1,110 |
| Mineral County | Donald Trump+1,142 | 1,82871.3% | 68626.8% | 491.9% | 2,563 |
| Missoula County | Joe Biden+17,010 | 26,34736.9% | 43,35760.6% | 1,7912.5% | 71,495 |
| Musselshell County | Donald Trump+2,010 | 2,42384.1% | 41314.3% | 451.6% | 2,881 |
| Park County | Donald Trump+745 | 6,02552.1% | 5,28045.7% | 2612.3% | 11,566 |
| Petroleum County | Donald Trump+259 | 29885.6% | 3911.2% | 113.2% | 348 |
| Phillips County | Donald Trump+1,520 | 1,93681.3% | 41617.5% | 301.3% | 2,382 |
| Pondera County | Donald Trump+1,128 | 2,03167.8% | 90330.2% | 612.0% | 2,995 |
| Powder River County | Donald Trump+816 | 97085.4% | 15413.6% | 121.1% | 1,136 |
| Powell County | Donald Trump+1,603 | 2,35574.1% | 75223.7% | 722.3% | 3,179 |
| Prairie County | Donald Trump+477 | 60381.0% | 12616.9% | 152.0% | 744 |
| Ravalli County | Donald Trump+10,351 | 19,11467.1% | 8,76330.7% | 6302.2% | 28,507 |
| Richland County | Donald Trump+3,925 | 4,80082.8% | 87515.1% | 1232.1% | 5,798 |
| Roosevelt County | Donald Trump+86 | 1,99649.7% | 1,91047.5% | 1112.8% | 4,017 |
| Rosebud County | Donald Trump+1,287 | 2,48665.9% | 1,19931.8% | 882.3% | 3,773 |
| Sanders County | Donald Trump+3,840 | 5,66074.3% | 1,82023.9% | 1421.9% | 7,622 |
| Sheridan County | Donald Trump+829 | 1,40369.1% | 57428.3% | 532.6% | 2,030 |
| Silver Bow County | Joe Biden+2,647 | 7,74541.5% | 10,39255.7% | 5212.8% | 18,658 |
| Stillwater County | Donald Trump+3,306 | 4,46278.0% | 1,15620.2% | 1061.9% | 5,724 |
| Sweet Grass County | Donald Trump+1,291 | 1,84075.2% | 54922.4% | 572.3% | 2,446 |
| Teton County | Donald Trump+1,601 | 2,60870.9% | 1,00727.4% | 641.7% | 3,679 |
| Toole County | Donald Trump+1,129 | 1,59675.3% | 46722.0% | 562.6% | 2,119 |
| Treasure County | Donald Trump+295 | 37381.1% | 7817.0% | 92.0% | 460 |
| Valley County | Donald Trump+2,105 | 3,13573.6% | 1,03024.2% | 962.3% | 4,261 |
| Wheatland County | Donald Trump+598 | 82377.1% | 22521.1% | 201.9% | 1,068 |
| Wibaux County | Donald Trump+439 | 51686.3% | 7712.9% | 50.8% | 598 |
| Yellowstone County | Donald Trump+20,093 | 50,77260.6% | 30,67936.6% | 2,3702.8% | 83,821 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.