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Montana 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+37.42012R+52.42016R+67.02020R+67.42024R+68.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+68.5
2024
median income$70,743U.S. $80,734 · MT $72,509
median age44.2U.S. 39.1 · MT 40.8
poverty rate9.9%U.S. 12.5% · MT 11.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.4%U.S. 35.6% · MT 35.3%
non-english1.9%U.S. 22.3% · MT 4.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German33.5%
Irish12.7%
Norwegian12.2%
Mexican1.8%
Navajo0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Prairie County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Montana 17th State Senate District

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Montana 17th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+68.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Montana 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Montana 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+68.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Montana 17th State Senate District · R+68.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican83.1%9,938
Kamala HarrisDemocratic14.6%1,742
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.4%285
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 9 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (9 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Montana 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Carter County, MTRepublicanR+80.2
Custer County, MTRepublicanR+48.7
Dawson County, MTRepublicanR+58.9
Fallon County, MTRepublicanR+75.6
McCone County, MTRepublicanR+74.1
Powder River County, MTRepublicanR+75.2
Prairie County, MTRepublicanR+61.6
Richland County, MTRepublicanR+68.0
Wibaux County, MTRepublicanR+71.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
14.6%Harris1,742
83.1%Trump9,938
2.4%Kennedy285
−68.5%
11,965
R
15.4%Biden1,928
82.8%Trump10,352
1.8%Jorgensen225
−67.4%
12,505
R
14.3%Clinton1,624
81.3%Trump9,256
4.5%Johnson508
−67.0%
11,388
R
22.1%Obama2,493
74.6%Romney8,396
3.3%Johnson367
−52.4%
11,256
R
28.7%Obama3,290
66.0%McCain7,574
5.3%Paul604
−37.4%
11,468
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −68.5% in 2024.−68.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−37.4%
2012−52.4%
2016−67.0%
2020−67.4%
2024−68.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RBob PhalenState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.5 points.

A population of 21,771, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,743 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 33 and State Senate District 19.

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 33
North Dakota
94.1twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ German ancestry
State Senate District 19
Montana
92.9twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated
State Senate District 38
Nebraska
92.8twin score
2012–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

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 17th State Senate District

counties it covers9
Carter CountyCuster CountyDawson CountyFallon CountyMcCone CountyPowder River CountyPrairie CountyRichland CountyWibaux County

Frequently asked questions

How did Montana 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Montana 17th State Senate District voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+68.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,965 votes cast, 1,742 went Democratic and 9,938 went Republican.
How many people live in Montana 17th State Senate District?
Montana 17th State Senate District has a population of 21,771 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Montana 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Montana 17th State Senate District is $70,743 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Montana 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Montana 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.