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Montana 7th State House District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1896–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1896 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German20.6%22.9%12.5%

English16.6%13.1%9.5%

Irish13.2%13.5%9.4%

Norwegian7.7%7.5%—

American4.5%5.4%5.3%

Swedish3.7%1.4%—

Scottish3.3%2.6%1.3%

Italian3.1%3.2%4.8%

Mexican2.1%2.9%11.3%

Spaniard0.6%0.3%—

Spanish0.3%0.3%—

Puerto Rican0.2%0.2%1.8%

Blackfeet0.6%1.0%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Median age	36.8	40.8	39.1
Age 18–24	6.6%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	21.1%	20.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Median household income	$53,306	$72,509	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	37.2%	35.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	47.7%	69.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	52.3%	30.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$336,600	$375,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$961	$1,081	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	52.8%	44.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	4.0%	13.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Mean commute	15.7 min	19.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	0.9%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	75.0%	71.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.5%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	8.8%	12.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.0%	4.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	1.5%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Catholic	—	10.3%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	13.6%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	65.3%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	MT HD 7	Montana	United States
Foreign-born residents	4.0%	2.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.8%	1.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	1.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.7%	9.0%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.448	0.465	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic39.8%1,947TrumpRepublican56.7%2,775OtherAll other candidates3.5%171

R+16.9

Lead: 828
Total: 4,893
vs nation: R+15.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic40.0%2,034TrumpRepublican56.2%2,859OtherAll other candidates3.8%192

R+16.2

Lead: 825
Total: 5,085
vs nation: R+20.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic34.1%1,459TrumpRepublican56.0%2,397OtherAll other candidates9.9%425

R+21.9

Lead: 938
Total: 4,281
vs nation: R+24.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic39.0%1,500RomneyRepublican58.1%2,232OtherAll other candidates2.9%112

R+19.0

Lead: 732
Total: 3,844
vs nation: R+22.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic43.4%1,771McCainRepublican49.3%2,013OtherAll other candidates7.3%297

R+5.9

Lead: 242
Total: 4,081
vs nation: R+13.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic37.1%1,250BushRepublican61.0%2,056OtherAll other candidates1.9%64

R+23.9

Lead: 806
Total: 3,370
vs nation: R+21.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic29.3%886BushRepublican58.7%1,776OtherAll other candidates12.0%362

R+29.4

Lead: 890
Total: 3,024
vs nation: R+30.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic36.5%1,129DoleRepublican41.9%1,294OtherAll other candidates21.6%666

R+5.3

Lead: 165
Total: 3,089
vs nation: R+13.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 10,7182024 5-year
Population density: 3,248 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3.3 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $53,3062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.2%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84.0 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 43, MT · twin score 91.8

presidential history

Party record book

Montana 7th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1896–2024 · 33 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

92.0%

149 votes · D+84.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 68.9%

Republican

Theodore Roosevelt1904

67.3%

167 votes · R+38.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 61.0%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

2,034votes

40.0% of the vote · R+16.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,947 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

2,859votes

56.2% of the vote · R+16.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 2,775 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

William J. Bryan1896

+90.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+84.0 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +43.7 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2000

+30.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+29.4 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +24.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RCourtenay SprungerState House · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Montana 7th State House District sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.0 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 38.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.9 points.

A population of 10,718, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 43 and State House District 4.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 43

population scale2008–2016 trajectory

State House District 4

population scale% Catholic% White

State House District 56

population scale2012–2016 trajectory% White≠ Norwegian ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Montana 7th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Montana 7th State House District voted Republican by 16.9 points (R+16.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,893 votes cast, 1,947 went Democratic and 2,775 went Republican.

When did Montana 7th State House District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Montana 7th State House District voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Montana 7th State House District?

Montana 7th State House District has a population of 10,718 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Montana 7th State House District?

Median household income in Montana 7th State House District is $53,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.

What is the political history of Montana 7th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montana 7th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.