Beaverhead County, Montana
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 margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.5% |
| 1896 | +77.6% |
| 1900 | +9.9% |
| 1904 | −21.7% |
| 1908 | −8.2% |
| 1912 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | −40.8% |
| 1924 | −22.6% |
| 1928 | −24.9% |
| 1932 | +12.6% |
| 1936 | +24.0% |
| 1940 | −2.8% |
| 1944 | −10.3% |
| 1948 | −7.6% |
| 1952 | −40.8% |
| 1956 | −31.0% |
| 1960 | −13.9% |
| 1964 | −8.8% |
| 1968 | −33.6% |
| 1972 | −49.3% |
| 1976 | −40.9% |
| 1980 | −51.5% |
| 1984 | −52.1% |
| 1988 | −34.9% |
| 1992 | −15.6% |
| 1996 | −31.1% |
| 2000 | −55.1% |
| 2004 | −46.3% |
| 2008 | −29.2% |
| 2012 | −39.9% |
| 2016 | −45.6% |
| 2020 | −40.9% |
| 2024 | −43.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,733 |
| 2018 | 6,779 |
| 2020 | 7,061 |
| 2022 | 7,122 |
| 2024 | 7,505 |
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
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.
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Beaverhead County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30001/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.