Cascade County, Montana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+22%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,6062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Nelson County, ND · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cascade CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cascade County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −3.9% |
| 1896 | +50.6% |
| 1900 | +12.2% |
| 1904 | −23.5% |
| 1908 | −1.1% |
| 1912 | +12.2% |
| 1916 | +31.6% |
| 1920 | −24.8% |
| 1924 | −24.4% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +25.2% |
| 1936 | +52.0% |
| 1940 | +35.4% |
| 1944 | +26.1% |
| 1948 | +26.5% |
| 1952 | −4.8% |
| 1956 | −5.8% |
| 1960 | +8.4% |
| 1964 | +32.3% |
| 1968 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | −10.6% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −20.3% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −0.7% |
| 1992 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −15.9% |
| 2008 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −21.6% |
| 2020 | −19.7% |
| 2024 | −22.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,971 | 22,341 | 37,452 | ||
| R | 15,456 | 23,315 | 39,885 | ||
| R | 12,175 | 19,632 | 34,571 | ||
| R | 15,232 | 18,345 | 34,576 | ||
| D | 17,664 | 16,857 | 35,388 | ||
| R | 13,701 | 19,028 | 33,459 | ||
| R | 13,137 | 18,164 | 33,317 | ||
| D | 15,707 | 14,291 | 35,006 | ||
| D | 14,719 | 12,494 | 36,578 | ||
| R | 15,718 | 15,946 | 32,124 | ||
| R | 14,252 | 19,846 | 34,505 | ||
| R | 11,105 | 17,664 | 32,234 | ||
| R | 14,678 | 15,289 | 30,511 | ||
| R | 12,899 | 16,159 | 30,836 | ||
| D | 13,507 | 11,588 | 26,803 | ||
| D | 17,609 | 8,986 | 26,714 | ||
| D | 14,117 | 11,928 | 26,090 | ||
| R | 11,098 | 12,455 | 23,553 | ||
| R | 11,051 | 12,176 | 23,373 | ||
| D | 12,082 | 6,830 | 19,817 | ||
| D | 10,924 | 6,372 | 17,437 | ||
| D | 13,637 | 6,443 | 20,324 | ||
| D | 13,325 | 4,077 | 17,789 | ||
| D | 10,047 | 5,800 | 16,823 | ||
| R | 6,540 | 8,183 | 14,856 | ||
| R | 2,220 | 5,081 | 11,706 | ||
| R | 3,938 | 6,808 | 11,572 | ||
| D | 6,612 | 3,253 | 10,641 | ||
| O | 1,633 | 1,079 | 4,549 | ||
| R | 1,888 | 1,935 | 4,313 | ||
| R | 1,385 | 2,405 | 4,346 | ||
| D | 2,564 | 1,997 | 4,648 | ||
| D | 2,920 | 953 | 3,888 | ||
| R | 1,184 | 1,295 | 2,864 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.9%
Irish
12.8%
English
11.5%
American
7.4%
Italian
3.7%
Scottish
2.8%
French
2.2%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,690
Cascade County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cascade County$67,690
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Cascade County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Malmstrom Air Force Base and a substantial military population, Cascade County delivered a 22-point Republican margin in 2024 despite being one of Montana's more urbanized counties by Great Plains standards.
The Republican margin here reached twenty-five points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.
A population of 84,606, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,690 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nelson County and Spencer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cascade County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cascade County, Montana voted Republican by 22.3 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 37,452 votes cast, 13,971 went Democratic and 22,341 went Republican.
What is Cascade County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Cascade County, Montana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Cascade County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cascade County, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Cascade County, Montana?
Cascade County, Montana has a population of 84,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cascade County, Montana?
Median household income in Cascade County, Montana is $67,690 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Cascade County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cascade County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.