† 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
1 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
GroupKalispell, MTMontanaUnited States
German20.8%22.9%12.5%
English16.8%13.1%9.5%
Irish13.3%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian7.8%7.5%—
American4.6%5.4%5.3%
Swedish3.7%1.4%—
Scottish3.3%2.6%1.3%
Italian3.1%3.2%4.8%
Mexican1.9%2.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.2%1.8%
Blackfeet0.3%1.0%—
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
Kalispell, MT
Montana
United States
Median age
42.2
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.1%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kalispell, MT
Montana
United States
Median household income
$73,925
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.3%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
37.2%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kalispell, MT
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kalispell, MT
Montana
United States
Catholic
5.0%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.4%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
62.9%
65.3%
51.5%
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.
Kalispell, MT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1896–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1896
+53.2%
1900
+4.1%
1904
−36.3%
1908
−9.6%
1912
+18.6%
1916
+1.0%
1920
−25.2%
1924
−29.9%
1928
−34.6%
1932
+13.6%
1936
+34.6%
1940
+8.3%
1944
−5.9%
1948
+3.3%
1952
−19.1%
1956
−14.8%
1960
−6.1%
1964
+11.8%
1968
−14.0%
1972
−29.2%
1976
−14.2%
1980
−36.8%
1984
−33.7%
1988
−16.9%
1992
−6.2%
1996
−18.9%
2000
−41.9%
2004
−37.3%
2008
−21.6%
2012
−32.8%
2016
−35.7%
2020
−30.1%
2024
−33.8%
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
31.8%Harris20,062
65.6%Trump41,390
1.6%Kennedy1,003 +2
R+33.8
R+3.7
R+32.3
63,140
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.6%41,390
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.8%20,062
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.6%1,003
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%449
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%236
R
33.8%Biden20,274
63.9%Trump38,321
2.2%
R+30.1
D+5.6
R+34.6
59,936
R
28.0%Clinton13,293
63.7%Trump30,240
8.3%
R+35.7
R+2.8
R+37.8
47,496
R
31.6%Obama13,892
64.5%Romney28,309
3.9%
R+32.8
R+11.3
R+36.7
43,909
R
36.9%Obama16,138
58.5%McCain25,559
4.6%
R+21.6
D+15.8
R+28.8
43,714
R
30.0%Kerry11,587
67.3%Bush26,019
2.8%
R+37.3
D+4.6
R+34.9
38,678
R
24.6%Gore8,329
66.5%Bush22,519
8.8%
R+41.9
R+23.0
R+42.5
33,839
R
32.4%Clinton10,452
51.3%Dole16,542
16.2%
R+18.9
R+12.7
R+27.4
32,225
R
31.0%Clinton9,746
37.2%Bush11,699
31.7%
R+6.2
D+10.7
R+11.8
31,416
R
40.4%Dukakis10,202
57.3%Bush14,461
2.2%
R+16.9
D+16.8
R+9.2
25,225
R
32.2%Mondale8,310
65.9%Reagan17,012
1.9%
R+33.7
D+3.1
R+15.5
25,803
R
26.7%Carter6,349
63.5%Reagan15,102
9.7%
R+36.8
R+22.7
R+27.1
23,767
R
41.5%Carter7,827
55.7%Ford10,494
2.8%
R+14.2
D+15.0
R+16.2
18,845
R
31.5%McGovern5,412
60.7%Nixon10,417
7.7%
R+29.2
R+15.2
R+6.0
17,156
R
37.5%Humphrey5,253
51.5%Nixon7,215
10.9%
R+14.0
R+25.8
R+13.3
14,000
D
55.8%Johnson8,015
44.0%Goldwater6,325
0.2%
D+11.8
D+17.8
R+10.8
14,370
R
46.9%Kennedy6,689
52.9%Nixon7,554
0.2%
R+6.1
D+8.7
R+6.2
14,267
R
42.6%Stevenson6,003
57.4%Eisenhower8,088
0.0%
R+14.8
D+4.3
D+0.6
14,091
R
40.0%Stevenson4,994
59.1%Eisenhower7,372
0.9%
R+19.1
R+22.4
R+8.3
12,476
D
49.5%Truman4,546
46.1%Dewey4,240
4.4%
D+3.3
D+9.2
R+1.2
9,193
R
46.3%Roosevelt3,608
52.2%Dewey4,066
1.4%
R+5.9
R+14.2
R+13.4
7,786
D
53.4%Roosevelt5,217
45.1%Willkie4,403
1.5%
D+8.3
R+26.2
R+1.6
9,771
D
63.4%Roosevelt5,408
28.8%Landon2,460
7.8%
D+34.6
D+20.9
D+10.3
8,532
D
52.4%Roosevelt4,026
38.8%Hoover2,978
8.8%
D+13.6
D+48.2
R+4.1
7,683
R
32.1%Smith1,972
66.6%Hoover4,098
1.3%
R+34.6
R+4.7
R+17.1
6,152
O
13.4%Davis788
43.3%Coolidge2,541
43.3%
La Follette +0.0
R+4.6
R+4.7
5,871
R
34.1%Cox2,241
59.3%Harding3,900
6.7%
R+25.2
R+26.2
D+1.0
6,581
D
46.3%Wilson2,978
45.3%Hughes2,913
8.3%
D+1.0
R+17.6
R+2.1
6,426
O
33.5%Wilson1,106
14.9%Taft493
51.6%
Roosevelt +18.1
D+28.2
R+1.0
3,301
R
39.8%Bryan1,480
49.4%Taft1,838
10.7%
R+9.6
D+26.7
R+0.1
3,717
R
28.2%Parker861
64.5%Roosevelt1,969
7.2%
R+36.3
R+40.5
R+16.6
3,051
D
51.2%Bryan1,201
47.1%McKinley1,104
1.7%
D+4.1
R+49.1
D+11.7
2,345
D
76.4%Bryan1,360
23.2%McKinley413
0.3%
D+53.2
—
D+59.3
1,779
—
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—
—
No data
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—
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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
37.2%23,647
60.7%38,582
63,542
2020
R
36.9%22,180
63.1%37,861
60,041
2018
R
41.1%19,652
56.0%26,759
47,760
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kalispell, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
67,112
2018
69,214
2020
75,786
2022
79,211
2024
84,570
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+914 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +20,739 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kalispell, MT in Kalispell, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+9
2012
+90
2013
+995
2014
+1,315
2015
+1,117
2016
+1,680
2017
+1,995
2018
+1,762
2019
+1,629
2021
+4,067
2022
+2,775
2023
+1,580
2024
+811
2025
+914
Anchored by Flathead County in northwestern Montana, the Kalispell metro delivered a 42-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the region's combination of rural ranching economy and steady in-migration from other western states.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 41.9 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.8 points.
A population of 110,695, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,925 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA and Billings, MT.
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In 2024, Kalispell, MT, Montana voted Republican by 33.8 points (R+33.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,140 votes cast, 20,062 went Democratic and 41,390 went Republican.
When did Kalispell, MT, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kalispell, MT, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Kalispell, MT, Montana has a population of 110,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Kalispell, MT, Montana is $73,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Kalispell, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Kalispell, MT, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
