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1876–2024
State Senate District 1·Montana

Montana 1st State Senate District peaked at D+53; 2024 delivered R+46.

One of Montana's most reliably Republican legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+46
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
32,572
2024 ACS

Montana 1st State Senate District, Montana: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+46MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
32,5722024 5-year
Median household income
$56,5182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
90.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+53 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+48 in 2000MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 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
−46.4%
4,68113,17018,290
R
−42.9%
4,92312,61717,918
R
−45.2%
3,4109,84214,220
R
−37.2%
3,9828,97213,411
R
−26.6%
4,6878,33513,728
R
−40.7%
3,5138,56812,431
R
−47.7%
2,4877,89611,330
R
−13.2%
3,7815,25511,184
R
−2.0%
3,7684,00311,612
R
−3.4%
4,6514,9899,891
R
−20.5%
3,8145,8319,840
R
−27.4%
3,0755,7579,794
R
−1.8%
3,9524,0978,223
R
−17.4%
2,9594,3487,974
D
+1.7%
3,2183,0987,248
D
+28.4%
3,9652,2056,188
D
+10.5%
3,3112,6806,015
R
−4.1%
2,9043,1546,057
R
−4.3%
2,4212,6405,105
D
+16.7%
2,1571,5153,839
D
+8.5%
1,8161,5283,390
D
+22.1%
2,6871,7034,454
D
+42.7%
2,6749983,928
D
+30.9%
2,2811,1403,697
R
−12.5%
1,2701,6392,960
O
−26.2%
4551,2382,991
R
−24.6%
9141,5882,740
D
+13.1%
1,4921,1072,944
O
+14.2%
4602691,345
R
−9.7%
152189383
R
−36.3%
89203314
D
+4.1%
124114242
D
+53.0%
14043183
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
English
13.7%
Irish
12.1%
American
4.9%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
3.3%
French
2.9%
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: 49.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.1%
4.1%
75–84
3.9%
8.4%
65–74
8.3%
7.7%
55–64
7.9%
5.7%
45–54
5.8%
5.8%
35–44
5.6%
4.9%
25–34
4.8%
2.8%
18–24
2.7%
7.6%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,518
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$56,518
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.3%
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
16.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.7%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Baptist
3.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.0%
Methodist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 43 points, this sparsely populated district in Montana ranks among the state's most one-sided in statewide contests, reflecting the rural, agriculturally rooted demographics common to northeastern Montana.

The Democratic margin in Montana 1st State Senate District peaked at fifty-three points in 1896. By 1972 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $56,518 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Senate District 1, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Montana voted Republican by 46.4 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,290 votes cast, 4,681 went Democratic and 13,170 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate 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 11 times, Republican 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Montana voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Montana?
State Senate District 1, Montana has a population of 32,572 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Montana?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Montana is $56,518 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.