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Montana 8th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1920–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1920 → 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

Blackfeet42.3%1.0%—

German8.2%22.9%12.5%

English6.0%13.1%9.5%

Irish5.0%13.5%9.4%

Norwegian2.7%7.5%—

American1.8%5.4%5.3%

Scottish1.1%2.6%1.3%

Italian1.1%3.2%4.8%

Swedish0.9%1.4%—

Mexican1.9%2.9%11.3%

Spaniard0.2%0.3%—

Spanish0.2%0.3%—

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 SD 8	Montana	United States
Median age	34.2	40.8	39.1
Age 18–24	7.4%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.7%	20.0%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	MT SD 8	Montana	United States
Median household income	$49,968	$72,509	$84,427
Poverty rate	29.5%	11.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	30.3%	35.3%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	MT SD 8	Montana	United States
Owner-occupied homes	65.9%	69.2%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	34.1%	30.8%	34.8%
Median home value	$212,400	$375,800	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$604	$1,081	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	36.3%	44.8%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.3%	13.2%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	MT SD 8	Montana	United States
Mean commute	17.5 min	19.1 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	2.5%	4.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	63.9%	71.1%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Works from home	12.4%	12.5%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	MT SD 8	Montana	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.1%	4.2%	22.3%
Spanish	1.1%	1.5%	13.6%
German or other West Germanic	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Other languages	1.7%	0.7%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	MT SD 8	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 SD 8	Montana	United States
Foreign-born residents	1.1%	2.3%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	0.4%	1.2%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	0.7%	1.1%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.6%	9.0%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.505	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

HarrisDemocratic52.7%4,425TrumpRepublican43.5%3,656OtherAll other candidates3.8%321

D+9.2

Lead: 769
Total: 8,402
vs nation: D+10.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic58.5%5,278TrumpRepublican38.9%3,508OtherAll other candidates2.7%240

D+19.6

Lead: 1,770
Total: 9,026
vs nation: D+15.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic55.9%4,272TrumpRepublican37.0%2,826OtherAll other candidates7.1%542

D+18.9

Lead: 1,446
Total: 7,640
vs nation: D+16.8

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic61.4%4,320RomneyRepublican36.3%2,556OtherAll other candidates2.3%159

D+25.1

Lead: 1,764
Total: 7,035
vs nation: D+21.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic65.0%5,092McCainRepublican31.8%2,487OtherAll other candidates3.2%252

D+33.3

Lead: 2,605
Total: 7,831
vs nation: D+26.0

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic55.5%3,900BushRepublican42.6%2,990OtherAll other candidates1.9%135

D+13.0

Lead: 910
Total: 7,025
vs nation: D+15.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic50.1%3,186BushRepublican43.1%2,740OtherAll other candidates6.8%434

D+7.0

Lead: 446
Total: 6,360
vs nation: D+6.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic53.5%3,451DoleRepublican31.6%2,040OtherAll other candidates14.9%965

D+21.9

Lead: 1,411
Total: 6,456
vs nation: D+13.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 21,7642024 5-year
Population density: 4.3 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 5,039 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $49,9682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 32.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+56.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+21.5 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 16, MT · twin score 93.9

presidential history

Party record book

Montana 8th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1920–2024 · 27 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

77.4%

3,669 votes · D+56.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 73.7%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

59.5%

1,318 votes · R+21.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1980 · 52.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

5,278votes

58.5% of the vote · D+19.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 5,092 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

3,656votes

43.5% of the vote · D+9.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,508 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

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

+32.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+56.4 · U.S. D+24.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · +31.4 pts

Republican

Ronald Reagan1980

+6.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+16.1 · U.S. R+9.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Gerald Ford, 1976 · −4.1 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DSusan WebberState Senate · 8

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Montana 8th State Senate District sits in the Northern Rockies. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 21.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.2 points.

A population of 21,764, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,968 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 21.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

State Senate District 16

elasticity2008 marginpopulation scale

State Senate District 21

elasticity2008 marginpopulation scale≠ % unaffiliated

State Senate District 3

elasticity2008–2016 trajectorymedian income≠ college share

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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Places within Montana 8th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Montana 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Montana 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 9.2 points (D+9.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,402 votes cast, 4,425 went Democratic and 3,656 went Republican.

When did Montana 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Montana 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Montana 8th State Senate District?

Montana 8th State Senate District has a population of 21,764 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Montana 8th State Senate District?

Median household income in Montana 8th State Senate District is $49,968 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.

What is the political history of Montana 8th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Montana 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.