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1876–2024
State House District 85·Montana

Montana 85th State House District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+41
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
34,969
2024 ACS

Montana 85th State House District, Montana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
34,9692024 5-year
Median household income
$71,2832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 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
−40.6%
6,35015,42922,379
R
−36.3%
6,55814,30421,334
R
−38.1%
4,65711,08316,880
R
−31.6%
5,45210,70716,623
R
−20.8%
6,2869,73016,526
R
−35.9%
4,5989,93814,868
R
−39.4%
3,3318,41212,900
R
−18.1%
3,8926,09012,154
R
−5.0%
3,4754,03511,240
R
−21.3%
3,5645,5519,347
R
−35.7%
2,8636,1079,096
R
−36.9%
2,2925,4398,534
R
−16.0%
2,6223,6636,506
R
−28.6%
1,8563,4515,581
R
−18.4%
1,5572,3824,473
D
+16.8%
2,4701,7594,237
R
−13.4%
1,7822,3364,137
R
−22.8%
1,6172,5724,189
R
−33.5%
1,3102,6473,988
R
−4.1%
1,6161,7623,535
R
−9.7%
1,4411,7533,226
D
+5.5%
2,0751,8583,976
D
+27.1%
2,1401,1823,541
D
+13.4%
1,7151,2833,226
R
−38.6%
8321,9092,787
O
−21.6%
4219812,596
R
−25.4%
9161,5792,610
D
+9.0%
1,4721,2152,865
O
+23.0%
6422361,766
R
−8.5%
6437821,626
R
−29.7%
3918101,411
D
+8.0%
7876681,491
D
+76.1%
1,1541551,313
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
15.8%
Irish
12.4%
Italian
5.3%
American
4.8%
Scottish
3.7%
French
3.6%
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: 48.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.8%
3.9%
75–84
3.6%
8.2%
65–74
8.5%
7.7%
55–64
8.1%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
4.9%
25–34
5.0%
3.2%
18–24
2.7%
7.5%
5–17
6.8%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,283
State House District 85 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 85$71,283
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Baptist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Montana 85th State House District sits in the Northern Rockies. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Montana 85th State House District reached its widest at forty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,283, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 34,969 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 85, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 85, Montana voted Republican by 40.6 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,379 votes cast, 6,350 went Democratic and 15,429 went Republican.
What is State House District 85, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 85, 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 7 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did State House District 85, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 85, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 85, Montana?
State House District 85, Montana has a population of 34,969 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 85, Montana?
Median household income in State House District 85, Montana is $71,283 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State House District 85, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 85, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.