Columbus, MT
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+30.9 |
| 2012 | R+43.3 |
| 2016 | R+60.9 |
| 2020 | R+61.8 |
| 2024 | R+59.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,003 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+59.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $65,250 |
| County | Stillwater County |
| State | MT |
Place narrative
Columbus anchors Stillwater County along the Yellowstone River corridor, where a ranching and light-industry base produces the kind of lopsided rural margins that statewide candidates must account for when building Montana coalitions.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −59.8% | 182 | 760 | 25 | 967 |
| 2020 | R | −61.8% | 206 | 906 | 20 | 1,132 |
| 2016 | R | −60.9% | 162 | 748 | 52 | 962 |
| 2012† | R | −43.3% | 261 | 683 | 31 | 975 |
| 2008 | R | −30.9% | 314 | 609 | 32 | 955 |
| 2004† | R | −48.4% | 208 | 628 | 31 | 867 |
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 93.6% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $65,250 |
| Poverty rate | 11.0% |
| Median age | 47.2 |
| Age 18–29 | 13.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 27.4% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 24.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 1.5% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Stillwater County county page and the MT state page.