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1876–2024
State House District 1·Montana

Montana 1st State House District peaked at D+45; 2024 delivered R+53.

One of Montana's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+53
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,124
2024 ACS

Montana 1st State House District, Montana: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+53 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+53MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
15,1242024 5-year
Median household income
$47,1432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.4%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+45 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−53.4%
1,8686,3638,420
R
−49.7%
2,0256,1948,390
R
−50.2%
1,4584,8066,664
R
−39.4%
1,8234,3266,350
R
−29.0%
2,1614,0746,590
R
−42.2%
1,6574,2066,035
R
−50.3%
1,1643,9845,604
R
−10.8%
1,9322,5375,618
R
−0.4%
1,9751,9995,984
D
+1.4%
2,5722,5005,210
R
−15.6%
2,1132,9145,131
R
−24.2%
1,7303,0015,248
D
+2.0%
2,2472,1554,488
R
−14.1%
1,7162,3404,434
D
+5.5%
1,9121,6824,148
D
+33.7%
2,2431,1103,363
D
+15.8%
1,8731,3593,247
R
−0.8%
1,6331,6583,291
D
+0.7%
1,3621,3442,729
D
+21.1%
1,2067712,066
D
+13.0%
1,0327921,849
D
+26.1%
1,5368932,463
D
+45.0%
1,5125322,178
D
+35.6%
1,3345952,076
R
−6.4%
7628691,662
O
−25.2%
2676971,705
R
−24.4%
4888481,473
D
+16.6%
8475761,631
O
+12.7%
247156718
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.9%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.5%
American
5.0%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
3.3%
French
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 52.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.2%
85+
1.2%
4.7%
75–84
4.4%
9.5%
65–74
9.1%
8.3%
55–64
8.4%
5.5%
45–54
5.9%
5.3%
35–44
5.1%
4.2%
25–34
4.1%
2.5%
18–24
2.5%
7.1%
5–17
6.5%
2.4%
<5
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$47,143
State House District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 1$47,143
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.8%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.3%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.9%
Spanish2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Baptist
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.9%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering a sparsely populated stretch of the state, this district delivered a 43-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red lean common to rural Montana's ranching and agricultural communities.

The Democratic margin in Montana 1st State House District peaked at forty-five points in 1936. By 1992 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $47,143 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 1, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 1, Montana voted Republican by 53.4 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,420 votes cast, 1,868 went Democratic and 6,363 went Republican.
What is State House District 1, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 1, Montana as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 15 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 1, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 1, Montana voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in State House District 1, Montana?
State House District 1, Montana has a population of 15,124 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 1, Montana?
Median household income in State House District 1, Montana is $47,143 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State House District 1, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 1, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.