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
GroupDaniels CountyMontanaUnited States
Norwegian23.9%7.5%—
German19.3%22.9%12.5%
American18.7%5.4%5.3%
Irish11.0%13.5%9.4%
English8.8%13.1%9.5%
French3.6%—1.6%
Swedish2.7%1.4%—
Scottish1.7%2.6%1.3%
Costa Rican2.0%——
Mexican1.3%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
Daniels County
Montana
United States
Median age
53.4
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.6%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Daniels County
Montana
United States
Median household income
$55,625
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.9%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.2%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Daniels County
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Daniels County
Montana
United States
Catholic
18.5%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
22.2%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.0%
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.
Daniels County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
4 precincts · 951 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Daniels County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PRECINCT #3PRECINCT #3
37
242
7
286
12.9%
84.6%
R+71.7
Precinct -PRECINCT #5PRECINCT #5
55
220
3
278
19.8%
79.1%
R+59.4
Precinct -PRECINCT #6PRECINCT #6
42
190
7
239
17.6%
79.5%
R+61.9
Precinct -PRECINCT #2PRECINCT #2
20
126
2
148
13.5%
85.1%
R+71.6
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1920
−38.7%
1924
−22.3%
1928
−9.0%
1932
+36.6%
1936
+53.4%
1940
+14.5%
1944
+9.5%
1948
+13.3%
1952
−25.3%
1956
−1.9%
1960
+11.4%
1964
+14.2%
1968
−8.7%
1972
−25.6%
1976
−1.2%
1980
−36.2%
1984
−34.6%
1988
−16.6%
1992
−2.9%
1996
−3.7%
2000
−40.3%
2004
−39.1%
2008
−32.7%
2012
−50.0%
2016
−58.4%
2020
−59.6%
2024
−65.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
16.2%Harris154
81.8%Trump778
1.3%Kennedy12 +2
R+65.6
R+6.0
R+64.1
951
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.8%778
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.2%154
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%12
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%5
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%2
R
19.2%Biden195
78.8%Trump799
2.0%Jorgensen20
R+59.6
R+1.1
R+64.0
1,014
R
17.5%Clinton168
75.9%Trump730
5.3%Johnson51
R+58.4
R+8.5
R+60.5
962
R
23.5%Obama237
73.5%Romney740
3.0%GRAY30
R+50.0
R+17.2
R+53.8
1,007
R
32.0%Obama343
64.7%McCain694
3.4%
R+32.7
D+6.4
R+40.0
1,073
R
29.1%Kerry326
68.3%Bush764
2.6%
R+39.1
D+1.1
R+36.7
1,119
R
27.3%Gore303
67.6%Bush750
3.5%Nader39
R+40.3
R+36.6
R+40.8
1,110
R
38.9%Clinton510
42.5%Dole558
18.3%Perot240
R+3.7
R+0.8
R+12.2
1,312
R
33.5%Clinton457
36.4%Bush496
29.5%Perot402
R+2.9
D+13.7
R+8.4
1,363
R
40.9%Dukakis571
57.5%Bush802
1.6%
R+16.6
D+18.0
R+8.8
1,395
R
32.0%Mondale473
66.6%Reagan984
1.4%
R+34.6
D+1.6
R+16.4
1,477
R
29.0%Carter483
65.2%Reagan1,086
5.8%
R+36.2
R+35.0
R+26.5
1,666
R
48.6%Carter797
49.8%Ford816
1.6%
R+1.2
D+24.4
R+3.2
1,639
R
36.2%McGovern570
61.8%Nixon973
2.0%
R+25.6
R+16.9
R+2.5
1,574
R
43.4%Humphrey688
52.1%Nixon826
4.4%
R+8.7
R+22.9
R+8.0
1,584
D
57.1%Johnson987
42.9%Goldwater742
0.1%
D+14.2
D+2.7
R+8.4
1,730
D
55.7%Kennedy960
44.3%Nixon763
0.1%
D+11.4
D+13.3
D+11.3
1,724
R
49.1%Stevenson946
50.9%Eisenhower982
0.0%
R+1.9
D+23.5
D+13.5
1,928
R
37.1%Stevenson649
62.5%Eisenhower1,092
0.4%
R+25.3
R+38.6
R+14.6
1,748
D
54.2%Truman826
41.0%Dewey624
4.8%
D+13.3
D+3.8
D+8.8
1,523
D
54.4%Roosevelt824
44.9%Dewey680
0.8%
D+9.5
R+5.0
D+2.0
1,516
D
56.5%Roosevelt1,086
42.0%Willkie807
1.5%
D+14.5
R+38.9
D+4.6
1,921
D
75.5%Roosevelt1,596
22.1%Landon467
2.5%
D+53.4
D+16.8
D+29.1
2,115
D
62.1%Roosevelt1,172
25.6%Hoover482
12.3%
D+36.6
D+45.6
D+18.8
1,886
R
44.9%Smith780
53.9%Hoover936
1.2%
R+9.0
D+13.3
D+8.5
1,736
O
12.9%Davis185
35.2%Coolidge505
51.6%La Follette740
La Follette +16.7
D+16.4
D+2.9
1,435
R
21.4%Cox289
60.1%Harding811
18.5%
R+38.7
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R+12.5
1,349
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
23.1%220
75.4%719
954
2020
R
23.6%243
76.4%787
1,030
2018
R
29.9%281
67.1%631
941
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Daniels County, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
1,214
2018
1,224
2020
1,200
2022
1,166
2024
1,156
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−29 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −55 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Daniels County, MT in Daniels County, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+24
2012
+9
2013
−1
2014
+23
2015
−41
2016
−16
2017
−1
2018
+3
2019
−43
2021
+34
2022
−20
2023
−10
2024
+13
2025
−29
Daniels County sits in Montana's remote northeastern corner, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles, making it among the state's most consistently one-sided counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 65.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.6 points.
A population of 1,494, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McCone County and Slope County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Daniels County, Montana voted Republican by 65.6 points (R+65.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 951 votes cast, 154 went Democratic and 778 went Republican.
When did Daniels County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Daniels County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Daniels County, Montana?
Daniels County, Montana has a population of 1,494 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Daniels County, Montana?
Median household income in Daniels County, Montana is $55,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Daniels County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Daniels County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
