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1876–2024
State Senate District 44·Montana

Montana 44th State Senate District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

A lightly populated district where Republican margins have run deep

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
Latest
R+41
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,094
2024 ACS

Montana 44th State Senate District, Montana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+41MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
11,0942024 5-year
Median household income
$71,2832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.9%2024 5-year
Black
0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 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
−40.6%
2,0144,8957,100
R
−36.3%
2,0804,5386,768
R
−38.1%
1,4773,5165,355
R
−31.6%
1,7303,3975,273
R
−20.8%
1,9943,0875,243
R
−35.9%
1,4593,1534,717
R
−39.4%
1,0572,6694,093
R
−18.1%
1,2351,9323,856
R
−5.0%
1,1031,2803,566
R
−21.2%
1,1311,7612,965
R
−35.7%
9081,9382,886
R
−36.9%
7271,7262,707
R
−16.0%
8321,1622,064
R
−28.6%
5891,0951,771
R
−18.5%
4947561,419
D
+16.7%
7835581,344
R
−13.4%
5657411,312
R
−22.8%
5138161,329
R
−33.6%
4158401,265
R
−4.1%
5135591,121
R
−9.7%
4575561,024
D
+5.4%
6585901,261
D
+27.1%
6793751,123
D
+13.4%
5444071,024
R
−38.7%
264606884
O
−21.6%
133311824
R
−25.4%
291501828
D
+9.0%
467385909
O
+23.0%
20475560
R
−8.5%
204248516
R
−29.7%
124257448
D
+8.0%
250212473
D
+76.2%
36649416
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
15.8%
Irish
12.4%
Italian
5.3%
American
4.8%
Scottish
3.7%
French
3.6%
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: 48.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.8%
3.9%
75–84
3.6%
8.2%
65–74
8.5%
7.7%
55–64
8.1%
5.7%
45–54
5.6%
5.9%
35–44
5.8%
4.9%
25–34
5.0%
3.2%
18–24
2.7%
7.5%
5–17
6.8%
2.2%
<5
2.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,283
State Senate District 44 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 44$71,283
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)6.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
15.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Baptist
2.5%
Mainline Protestant
2.4%
Methodist
0.9%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 71.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With roughly 22,000 residents spread across Montana's interior, District 44 has delivered Republican presidential margins well above 20 points, reflecting the rural, low-density electorate common to this part of the state.

The Republican margin in Montana 44th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,283, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,094 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 44, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 44, Montana voted Republican by 40.6 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,100 votes cast, 2,014 went Democratic and 4,895 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 44, Montana's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 44, 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 7 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 44, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 44, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 44, Montana?
State Senate District 44, Montana has a population of 11,094 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 44, Montana?
Median household income in State Senate District 44, Montana is $71,283 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of State Senate District 44, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 44, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.