HarrisDemocratic26.6%1,543TrumpRepublican70.0%4,058KennedyIndependent2.2%130
R+43.4- Lead
- 2,515
- Total
- 5,794
- vs nation
- R+41.9
- Turnout
- 74.9%
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Beaverhead County, MT
Contests in this Place (89 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 74.9% of 7,867 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic28.4%1,608TrumpRepublican69.3%3,923JorgensenLibertarian2.3%130
R+40.9- Lead
- 2,315
- Total
- 5,661
- vs nation
- R+45.3
- Turnout
- 73.7%
ClintonDemocratic23.6%1,143TrumpRepublican69.1%3,353JohnsonLibertarian5.5%265
R+45.6- Lead
- 2,210
- Total
- 4,849
- vs nation
- R+47.7
- Turnout
- 68.7%
ObamaDemocratic28.5%1,371RomneyRepublican68.3%3,289GRAYLibertarian3.2%152
R+39.9- Lead
- 1,918
- Total
- 4,812
- vs nation
- R+43.7
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic33.9%1,617McCainRepublican63.2%3,008OtherAll other candidates2.9%138
R+29.2- Lead
- 1,391
- Total
- 4,763
- vs nation
- R+36.5
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic26.0%1,103BushRepublican72.3%3,067OtherAll other candidates1.7%72
R+46.3- Lead
- 1,964
- Total
- 4,242
- vs nation
- R+43.8
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic19.0%799BushRepublican74.2%3,113NaderGreen5.2%218
R+55.1- Lead
- 2,314
- Total
- 4,196
- vs nation
- R+55.7
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic29.0%1,164DoleRepublican60.1%2,414PerotReform10.3%412
R+31.1- Lead
- 1,250
- Total
- 4,019
- vs nation
- R+39.6
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43.4MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 9,7132024 5-year
- Population density
- 1.8 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 5,543 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $61,2682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77.6 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55.1 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Johnson County, WY · twin score 82.1
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 74.9%5,893 participants ÷ 7,867 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +14.4 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -4.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 60.6%–66.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,893 | 7,867 ± 120 | 74.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 4,609 | 7,761 ± 109 | 59.4% | Audited | A/A |
| 5,740 | 7,784 ± 162 | 73.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 4,942 | 7,519 ± 128 | 65.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 5,088 | 7,411 ± 141 | 68.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 4,812 | 7,345 | 65.5% | Derived | — | |
| 4,763 | 6,867 | 69.4% | Derived | — | |
| 4,242 | 6,389 extrapolated | 66.4% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 5,794 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRECINCT 03PRECINCT 03 | 200 | 698 | 23 | 921 | 21.7% | 75.8% | R+54.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PRECINCT 02PRECINCT 02 | 180 | 652 | 24 | 856 | 21.0% | 76.2% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 12PRECINCT 12 | 219 | 364 | 22 | 605 | 36.2% | 60.2% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 14PRECINCT 14 | 171 | 326 | 29 | 526 | 32.5% | 62.0% | R+29.5 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 09PRECINCT 09 | 134 | 342 | 22 | 498 | 26.9% | 68.7% | R+41.8 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 06PRECINCT 06 | 161 | 319 | 16 | 496 | 32.5% | 64.3% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 01PRECINCT 01 | 170 | 230 | 20 | 420 | 40.5% | 54.8% | R+14.3 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 07PRECINCT 07 | 78 | 241 | 8 | 327 | 23.9% | 73.7% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 04PRECINCT 04 | 37 | 174 | 4 | 215 | 17.2% | 80.9% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 21PRECINCT 21 | 39 | 116 | 5 | 160 | 24.4% | 72.5% | R+48.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 17PRECINCT 17 | 30 | 119 | 8 | 157 | 19.1% | 75.8% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 19PRECINCT 19 | 38 | 111 | 1 | 150 | 25.3% | 74.0% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 23PRECINCT 23 | 41 | 105 | 4 | 150 | 27.3% | 70.0% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 05PRECINCT 05 | 19 | 125 | 4 | 148 | 12.8% | 84.5% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 20PRECINCT 20 | 12 | 75 | 1 | 88 | 13.6% | 85.2% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 08PRECINCT 08 | 14 | 61 | 2 | 77 | 18.2% | 79.2% | R+61.0 |
presidential history
Party record book
Beaverhead County, MT · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
88.6%
1,246 votes · D+77.6
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 60.9%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
75.4%
3,044 votes · R+52.1
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2000 · 74.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
2,153votes
60.9% of the vote · D+24.0
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 1,834 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
4,058votes
70.0% of the vote · R+43.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,923 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+83.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+77.6 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +17.5 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2000
+55.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+55.1 · U.S. D+0.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +47.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RTony TezakState Senate · 35
RShannon ManessState House · 70
Seats representing Beaverhead County, MT. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,733 |
| 2018 | 6,779 |
| 2020 | 7,061 |
| 2022 | 7,122 |
| 2024 | 7,505 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+81 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +892 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,022 in average income, against $72,795 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+4.9 on average — 48 points more Democratic-leaning than Beaverhead County, MT itself (R+43.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Gallatin County, MT30D+3.2
- Silver Bow County, MT25D+7.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Gallatin County, MT26
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −70 |
| 2012 | +121 |
| 2013 | −69 |
| 2014 | +21 |
| 2015 | −40 |
| 2016 | +142 |
| 2017 | −21 |
| 2018 | −51 |
| 2019 | +49 |
| 2021 | +210 |
| 2022 | +229 |
| 2023 | +160 |
| 2024 | +130 |
| 2025 | +81 |
Beaverhead spans more than 5,500 square miles of ranching and mining country in southwestern Montana, producing presidential margins that have exceeded 40 points Republican in recent cycles. Its sparse, rural population punches above its weight in shaping statewide totals.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 55.1 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.4 points.
A population of 9,713, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,268 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Park County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Johnson County
Wyoming
82.1twin score
2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trend% White≠ Norwegian ancestry
Park County
Wyoming
80.5twin score
2000–2004 trajectory12-yr trendcollege share≠ Scottish ancestry
Meade County
South Dakota
80.0twin score
2000–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ median age
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Beaverhead County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaverhead County, Montana voted Republican by 43.4 points (R+43.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,794 votes cast, 1,543 went Democratic and 4,058 went Republican.
When did Beaverhead County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaverhead County, Montana voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Beaverhead County, Montana?
Beaverhead County, Montana has a population of 9,713 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaverhead County, Montana?
Median household income in Beaverhead County, Montana is $61,268 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Beaverhead County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaverhead County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.