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1876–2024
State House District 28·Montana

Montana 28th State House District delivered R+28 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

A lightly populated district where Republicans have held a consistent double-digit edge

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
22,565
2024 ACS

Montana 28th State House District, Montana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
22,5652024 5-year
Median household income
$57,0092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 0 D · 5 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
−28.4%
3,4476,34210,183
R
−24.6%
3,9176,56910,772
R
−27.1%
3,1165,7299,646
R
−8.5%
4,4335,29410,083
D
+2.2%
4,8944,6799,923
R
−17.7%
3,9975,7589,973
R
−20.5%
3,6715,7039,901
D
+2.5%
4,7164,44810,729
D
+7.6%
4,7453,84111,822
R
−0.2%
5,6485,66811,492
R
−20.2%
4,8337,31612,291
R
−25.7%
3,9757,07612,079
D
+2.1%
5,5555,32611,043
R
−17.3%
4,4046,32911,148
R
−1.9%
4,8085,00310,438
D
+27.0%
6,7673,88610,672
D
+6.3%
5,8635,16411,053
R
−4.6%
5,0115,49510,506
R
−14.2%
4,4185,89310,376
D
+28.1%
5,4692,9908,810
D
+22.5%
4,8593,0637,993
D
+31.1%
6,5933,43810,154
D
+57.2%
8,2932,14910,748
D
+32.9%
5,9302,8859,242
R
−13.9%
3,3884,4877,923
O
−21.1%
1,1382,5256,564
R
−29.5%
2,4024,7047,805
D
+25.2%
4,4422,5537,509
O
+4.3%
8967653,066
R
−23.9%
175294497
R
−36.9%
117258382
R
−21.5%
81126209
D
+7.6%
7161132
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
American
9.7%
English
9.4%
Irish
7.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.1%
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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.0%
2.5%
75–84
3.3%
5.3%
65–74
5.4%
6.1%
55–64
6.0%
5.2%
45–54
4.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.1%
6.0%
25–34
5.6%
4.4%
18–24
4.0%
10.0%
5–17
9.5%
3.9%
<5
3.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,009
State House District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 28$57,009
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)16.8%
Seniors (65+)15.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.0%
Other languages1.4%
Spanish0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Mainline Protestant
8.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 10,800 residents spread across Montana's rural terrain, District 28 has delivered Republican presidential margins well above the statewide average in recent cycles, reflecting patterns common to the state's less-densely settled interior.

The Republican margin in Montana 28th State House District reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,009, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 22,565 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 28, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 28, Montana voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,183 votes cast, 3,447 went Democratic and 6,342 went Republican.
What is State House District 28, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 28, Montana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 28, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 28, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District 28, Montana?
State House District 28, Montana has a population of 22,565 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 28, Montana?
Median household income in State House District 28, Montana is $57,009 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State House District 28, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 28, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.