† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupRed LodgeMontanaUnited States
German29.3%22.9%12.5%
English16.9%13.1%9.5%
Irish14.3%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian7.1%7.5%—
American5.1%5.4%5.3%
Swedish4.3%1.4%—
Italian4.0%3.2%4.8%
Scottish3.7%2.6%1.3%
Mexican1.4%2.9%11.3%
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
Red Lodge
Montana
United States
Median age
59.7
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
1.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
33.9%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Red Lodge
Montana
United States
Median household income
$55,750
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.7%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
46.3%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Red Lodge
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.5%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Red Lodge
Montana
United States
Catholic
—
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Red Lodge, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+10.0%
2008
+25.8%
2012
+19.2%
2016
+10.8%
2020
+23.9%
2024
+21.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. † 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
58.7%Harris916
37.6%Trump586
3.7%
D+21.2
R+2.8
D+22.6
1,560
D
60.5%Biden935
36.5%Trump565
3.0%
D+23.9
D+13.2
D+19.5
1,546
D
51.0%Clinton667
40.2%Trump526
8.9%
D+10.8
R+8.4
D+8.7
1,309
D
58.2%Obama737
39.0%Romney494
2.8%
D+19.2
R+6.6
D+15.3
1,266
D
61.5%Obama764
35.7%McCain444
2.7%
D+25.8
D+15.8
D+18.5
1,242
D
53.8%Kerry566
43.8%Bush461
2.5%
D+10.0
—
D+12.4
1,053
Red Lodge anchors Carbon County at the foot of the Beartooth Range, drawing seasonal tourism workers alongside multi-generation ranching families — a demographic mix that keeps local races closer than the surrounding rural precincts suggest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.2 points.
A population of 2,502, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,750 describe the city.
In 2024, Red Lodge, Montana voted Democratic by 21.2 points (D+21.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,560 votes cast, 916 went Democratic and 586 went Republican.
How many people live in Red Lodge, Montana?
Red Lodge, Montana has a population of 2,502 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Red Lodge, Montana?
Median household income in Red Lodge, Montana is $55,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Red Lodge, Montana?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Red Lodge, Montana from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
