Montana 10th State Senate District, Montana: Sparse district. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- SparseAkashic typology
- Population
- 1622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 10, MTOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27 | 43 | 72 | ||
| R | 30 | 45 | 76 | ||
| R | 23 | 38 | 66 | ||
| R | 29 | 35 | 66 | ||
| D | 34 | 32 | 68 | ||
| R | 26 | 36 | 64 | ||
| R | 25 | 35 | 64 | ||
| D | 30 | 27 | 67 | ||
| D | 28 | 24 | 70 | ||
| R | 30 | 31 | 62 | ||
| R | 27 | 38 | 66 | ||
| R | 21 | 34 | 62 | ||
| R | 28 | 29 | 58 | ||
| R | 25 | 31 | 59 | ||
| D | 26 | 22 | 51 | ||
| D | 34 | 17 | 51 | ||
| D | 27 | 23 | 50 | ||
| R | 21 | 24 | 45 | ||
| R | 21 | 23 | 45 | ||
| D | 23 | 13 | 38 | ||
| D | 21 | 12 | 33 | ||
| D | 26 | 12 | 39 | ||
| D | 26 | 8 | 34 | ||
| D | 19 | 11 | 32 | ||
| R | 13 | 16 | 28 | ||
| R | 4 | 10 | 22 | ||
| R | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||
| D | 13 | 6 | 20 | ||
| O | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
| O | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| R | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| D | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| D | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||
| O | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.9%
Irish
12.8%
English
11.5%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.2%
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: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,690
State Senate District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 10$67,690
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+44.5, this sparsely populated district of roughly 21,500 residents sits among the most one-sided legislative constituencies in the state, where statewide races rarely generate competitive contests.
The margins in Montana 10th State Senate District have ranged widely. The Democratic peak was fifty-seven points in 1896. The Republican peak was twenty-seven points in 1924. The 2024 result was twenty-two points.
Places at this population scale resist generalization. The political identity of Montana 10th State Senate District is, more than anything, the political identity of the few hundred people who choose to live there.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 10, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 10, Montana voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72 votes cast, 27 went Democratic and 43 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 10, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 10, Montana as a "Sparse" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 17 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 10, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 10, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 10, Montana?
State Senate District 10, Montana has a population of 162 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 10, Montana?
Median household income in State Senate District 10, Montana is $67,690 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State Senate District 10, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 10, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Sparse" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.