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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·Montana

Montana 17th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

One of Montana's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
31,659
2024 ACS

Montana 17th State Senate District, Montana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
31,6592024 5-year
Median household income
$69,7452024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
91.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+34 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
9 counties · 0 D · 9 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
−62.3%
2,90813,24516,600
R
−61.2%
3,17413,73217,251
R
−61.1%
2,57312,11415,622
R
−45.9%
3,95211,08115,527
R
−32.0%
5,05110,05715,666
R
−42.4%
4,27910,82715,428
R
−43.8%
3,82810,30814,783
R
−12.2%
5,7407,72416,230
R
−7.7%
5,5066,81917,163
R
−17.9%
6,93410,03917,303
R
−37.5%
5,82612,95119,004
R
−35.3%
5,29111,91318,776
R
−9.6%
7,8409,56517,907
R
−31.3%
5,76011,28417,621
R
−24.7%
5,6199,62916,265
D
+7.4%
9,0647,82016,919
R
−12.0%
7,4959,55317,091
R
−13.8%
7,5109,91317,423
R
−31.6%
5,67310,95916,727
D
+2.2%
7,1306,81014,340
R
−1.7%
6,7426,97913,832
D
+7.9%
8,6277,35316,132
D
+34.3%
11,1825,38616,920
D
+20.3%
9,9226,46117,025
R
−30.9%
5,1239,74914,976
R
−35.2%
1,8616,46613,074
R
−39.2%
4,0419,71414,480
D
+17.4%
8,5245,91614,971
O
+6.3%
1,5511,2205,278
R
−30.7%
8531,6812,698
R
−53.1%
4111,4111,882
R
−37.5%
5811,2851,878
R
−14.7%
7049481,659
R
−11.3%
6868731,648
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.6%
Irish
12.4%
English
10.2%
American
7.7%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.7%
3.6%
75–84
3.3%
6.9%
65–74
6.7%
7.2%
55–64
6.7%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
6.5%
35–44
5.6%
5.8%
25–34
5.7%
4.2%
18–24
3.3%
8.4%
5–17
7.8%
2.5%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,745
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$69,745
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.6%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.4%
Mainline Protestant
12.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Methodist
1.3%
Baptist
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+48.7, this sparsely populated district reflects the deep-red voting patterns typical of Montana's rural interior, where ranching and resource-extraction economies shape the electorate.

The Republican margin in Montana 17th State Senate District reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,745, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 31,659 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Montana voted Republican by 62.3 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,600 votes cast, 2,908 went Democratic and 13,245 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Montana?
State Senate District 17, Montana has a population of 31,659 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 17, Montana?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Montana is $69,745 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.