Chouteau County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 2,934 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -FORT BENTON 1FORT BENTON 1 | 180 | 331 | 22 | 533 | 33.8% | 62.1% | R+28.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -FORT BENTON 2FORT BENTON 2 | 176 | 308 | 21 | 505 | 34.9% | 61.0% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -BIG SANDY 9BIG SANDY 9 | 62 | 271 | 12 | 345 | 18.0% | 78.6% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -GERALDINE 3GERALDINE 3 | 82 | 218 | 21 | 321 | 25.5% | 67.9% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -HIGHWOOD 6HIGHWOOD 6 | 65 | 228 | 0 | 293 | 22.2% | 77.8% | R+55.6 |
| Precinct -BIG SANDY 8BIG SANDY 8 | 75 | 205 | 9 | 289 | 26.0% | 70.9% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct -CARTER 4CARTER 4 | 77 | 203 | 3 | 283 | 27.2% | 71.7% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -ROCKY BOY 5ROCKY BOY 5 | 199 | 36 | 12 | 247 | 80.6% | 14.6% | D+66.0 |
| Precinct -LOMA 7LOMA 7 | 24 | 85 | 9 | 118 | 20.3% | 72.0% | R+51.7 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.4% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | −26.9% |
| 1904 | −44.2% |
| 1908 | −14.7% |
| 1912 | −11.7% |
| 1916 | +28.3% |
| 1920 | −27.8% |
| 1924 | −22.0% |
| 1928 | −19.5% |
| 1932 | +24.8% |
| 1936 | +50.8% |
| 1940 | +28.1% |
| 1944 | +21.8% |
| 1948 | +20.7% |
| 1952 | −19.1% |
| 1956 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | +11.7% |
| 1968 | −15.2% |
| 1972 | −25.8% |
| 1976 | −7.1% |
| 1980 | −44.5% |
| 1984 | −45.5% |
| 1988 | −25.3% |
| 1992 | −13.0% |
| 1996 | −19.7% |
| 2000 | −46.9% |
| 2004 | −33.1% |
| 2008 | −17.9% |
| 2012 | −27.6% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −30.4% |
| 2024 | −32.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,509 |
| 2018 | 3,521 |
| 2020 | 3,686 |
| 2022 | 3,612 |
| 2024 | 3,756 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+36 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −47 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $57,084 in average income, against $69,097 for residents who stayed — 17% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.8 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Chouteau County, MT itself (R+32.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cascade County, MT34R+22.3
- Hill County, MT21R+18.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cascade County, MT30
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 | −11 |
| 2012 | +134 |
| 2013 | −74 |
| 2014 | +71 |
| 2015 | −115 |
| 2016 | +1 |
| 2017 | −35 |
| 2018 | −1 |
| 2019 | −87 |
| 2021 | +48 |
| 2022 | +18 |
| 2023 | −32 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | +36 |
Chouteau County stretches across Montana's Hi-Line, where a sparse, agriculture-driven population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting a pattern consistent across the region's rural plains counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 46.9 points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.2 points.
A population of 5,906, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,218 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stanley County and Pondera County.
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Chouteau County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30015/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.