† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHelena, MTMontanaUnited States
German24.2%22.9%12.5%
Irish16.4%13.5%9.4%
English16.0%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian7.0%7.5%—
American4.6%5.4%5.3%
Swedish3.7%1.4%—
French3.1%—1.6%
Italian2.8%3.2%4.8%
Mexican2.3%2.9%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.3%0.2%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Blackfeet0.2%1.0%—
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.2%——
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
Helena, MT
Montana
United States
Median age
42.9
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Helena, MT
Montana
United States
Median household income
$79,942
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.2%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Helena, MT
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Helena, MT
Montana
United States
Catholic
11.1%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.2%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.8%
65.3%
51.5%
Latter-day Saints
5.2%
4.7%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Helena, MT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+1.0%
1896
+66.8%
1900
+20.2%
1904
−14.9%
1908
+5.5%
1912
+14.4%
1916
+15.8%
1920
−22.9%
1924
−18.1%
1928
−13.8%
1932
+16.2%
1936
+32.8%
1940
+11.0%
1944
+0.5%
1948
−3.9%
1952
−26.1%
1956
−28.4%
1960
−8.3%
1964
+9.9%
1968
−16.4%
1972
−26.3%
1976
−11.0%
1980
−26.0%
1984
−23.5%
1988
+0.9%
1992
+4.0%
1996
−3.1%
2000
−23.0%
2004
−18.3%
2008
+0.4%
2012
−10.2%
2016
−14.1%
2020
−12.3%
2024
−15.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
40.8%Harris22,486
55.9%Trump30,793
2.1%Kennedy1,184 +2
R+15.1
R+2.7
R+13.6
55,124
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.9%30,793
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic40.8%22,486
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent2.1%1,184
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%413
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%248
R
42.6%Biden23,203
54.9%Trump29,927
2.5%
R+12.3
D+1.8
R+16.8
54,513
R
37.8%Clinton17,049
51.9%Trump23,420
10.4%
R+14.1
R+4.0
R+16.2
45,143
R
43.5%Obama18,656
53.7%Romney23,010
2.8%
R+10.2
R+10.6
R+14.0
42,850
D
48.9%Obama20,553
48.5%McCain20,379
2.6%
D+0.4
D+18.8
R+6.9
42,020
R
39.7%Kerry15,131
58.1%Bush22,116
2.2%
R+18.3
D+4.6
R+15.9
38,067
R
34.7%Gore11,957
57.6%Bush19,887
7.7%
R+23.0
R+19.9
R+23.5
34,506
R
41.8%Clinton13,913
44.9%Dole14,942
13.4%
R+3.1
R+7.1
R+11.6
33,314
D
40.4%Clinton13,023
36.4%Bush11,722
23.3%
D+4.0
D+3.1
R+1.5
32,246
D
49.5%Dukakis14,270
48.5%Bush14,007
2.0%
D+0.9
D+24.4
D+8.6
28,854
R
37.6%Mondale10,550
61.1%Reagan17,140
1.4%
R+23.5
D+2.5
R+5.3
28,074
R
31.8%Carter8,271
57.8%Reagan15,021
10.4%
R+26.0
R+15.0
R+16.2
25,999
R
43.8%Carter9,885
54.8%Ford12,362
1.4%
R+11.0
D+15.3
R+13.0
22,560
R
35.3%McGovern7,396
61.6%Nixon12,916
3.2%
R+26.3
R+9.9
R+3.2
20,977
R
38.8%Humphrey6,638
55.2%Nixon9,448
6.1%
R+16.4
R+26.3
R+15.7
17,122
D
54.9%Johnson9,068
44.9%Goldwater7,426
0.2%
D+9.9
D+18.3
R+12.6
16,522
R
45.8%Kennedy7,408
54.1%Nixon8,757
0.1%
R+8.3
D+20.1
R+8.5
16,186
R
35.8%Stevenson5,506
64.2%Eisenhower9,877
0.0%
R+28.4
R+2.3
R+13.0
15,383
R
36.9%Stevenson5,685
62.9%Eisenhower9,709
0.2%
R+26.1
R+22.2
R+15.3
15,427
R
46.7%Truman6,117
50.6%Dewey6,628
2.6%
R+3.9
R+4.4
R+8.4
13,086
D
50.0%Roosevelt6,098
49.6%Dewey6,039
0.4%
D+0.5
R+10.5
R+7.0
12,184
D
55.1%Roosevelt7,927
44.1%Willkie6,347
0.8%
D+11.0
R+21.9
D+1.0
14,393
D
65.4%Roosevelt8,094
32.5%Landon4,026
2.1%
D+32.8
D+16.6
D+8.6
12,385
D
56.8%Roosevelt6,948
40.6%Hoover4,967
2.6%
D+16.2
D+30.0
R+1.6
12,229
R
42.9%Smith4,692
56.7%Hoover6,197
0.4%
R+13.8
D+4.4
D+3.7
10,937
R
27.7%Davis2,789
45.8%Coolidge4,612
26.4%
R+18.1
D+4.8
D+7.1
10,059
R
36.9%Cox3,723
59.8%Harding6,040
3.3%
R+22.9
R+38.8
D+3.2
10,096
D
56.3%Wilson6,561
40.5%Hughes4,719
3.2%
D+15.8
D+1.4
D+12.7
11,652
O
37.7%Wilson2,435
23.3%Taft1,506
39.0%
Roosevelt +1.3
D+8.9
R+5.2
6,461
D
48.9%Bryan3,271
43.5%Taft2,905
7.6%
D+5.5
D+20.4
D+15.0
6,683
R
36.5%Parker2,526
51.5%Roosevelt3,560
12.0%
R+14.9
R+35.1
D+4.7
6,917
D
59.4%Bryan4,315
39.2%McKinley2,849
1.3%
D+20.2
R+46.6
D+27.7
7,260
D
83.3%Bryan6,124
16.5%McKinley1,210
0.3%
D+66.8
D+65.9
D+72.9
7,355
D
39.1%Cleveland2,823
38.1%Harrison2,754
22.8%
D+1.0
—
R+0.7
7,225
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
47.7%26,493
50.3%27,978
55,584
2020
R
47.3%25,925
52.7%28,867
54,792
2018
D
53.8%24,531
43.5%19,845
45,633
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Helena, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
57,935
2018
60,231
2020
64,621
2022
66,478
2024
70,100
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+635 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +13,141 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Helena, MT in Helena, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+497
2012
+266
2013
+230
2014
+331
2015
+520
2016
+735
2017
+1,106
2018
+1,042
2019
+1,053
2021
+2,288
2022
+2,048
2023
+1,635
2024
+755
2025
+635
Helena's Lewis and Clark County swings closer to statewide margins than most Montana metros, making it a bellwether corridor where state-employee demographics and surrounding ranch country pull the electorate in competing directions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.8 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 28.4 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.1 points.
A population of 93,906, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,942 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Billings, MT and Bend, OR.
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In 2024, Helena, MT, Montana voted Republican by 15.1 points (R+15.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,124 votes cast, 22,486 went Democratic and 30,793 went Republican.
When did Helena, MT, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Helena, MT, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Helena, MT, Montana?
Helena, MT, Montana has a population of 93,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Helena, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Helena, MT, Montana is $79,942 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Helena, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Helena, MT, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
