Dawson County, Montana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,8272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,3342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grundy County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dawson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dawson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | −11.7% |
| 1896 | −36.8% |
| 1900 | −42.3% |
| 1904 | −58.4% |
| 1908 | −33.5% |
| 1912 | +1.5% |
| 1916 | +14.2% |
| 1920 | −32.6% |
| 1924 | −37.4% |
| 1928 | −34.8% |
| 1932 | +13.3% |
| 1936 | +27.8% |
| 1940 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | −6.4% |
| 1948 | −5.2% |
| 1952 | −31.4% |
| 1956 | −12.2% |
| 1960 | −7.7% |
| 1964 | +16.2% |
| 1968 | −20.9% |
| 1972 | −30.4% |
| 1976 | −8.8% |
| 1980 | −29.3% |
| 1984 | −31.8% |
| 1988 | −11.0% |
| 1992 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | −31.8% |
| 2004 | −31.0% |
| 2008 | −23.6% |
| 2012 | −40.9% |
| 2016 | −57.5% |
| 2020 | −57.9% |
| 2024 | −58.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 894 | 3,627 | 4,638 | ||
| R | 962 | 3,758 | 4,825 | ||
| R | 787 | 3,320 | 4,409 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 3,029 | 4,423 | ||
| R | 1,593 | 2,639 | 4,432 | ||
| R | 1,494 | 2,884 | 4,484 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 2,723 | 4,271 | ||
| D | 1,903 | 1,890 | 4,673 | ||
| D | 1,785 | 1,679 | 4,850 | ||
| R | 2,120 | 2,658 | 4,886 | ||
| R | 1,776 | 3,468 | 5,314 | ||
| R | 1,543 | 3,045 | 5,118 | ||
| R | 2,201 | 2,639 | 4,960 | ||
| R | 1,685 | 3,207 | 5,014 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 2,650 | 4,568 | ||
| D | 2,691 | 1,938 | 4,637 | ||
| R | 2,108 | 2,460 | 4,582 | ||
| R | 1,929 | 2,463 | 4,392 | ||
| R | 1,247 | 2,396 | 3,658 | ||
| R | 1,397 | 1,555 | 3,017 | ||
| R | 1,362 | 1,549 | 2,927 | ||
| D | 1,765 | 1,612 | 3,392 | ||
| D | 2,169 | 1,221 | 3,410 | ||
| D | 1,929 | 1,470 | 3,457 | ||
| R | 1,065 | 2,207 | 3,286 | ||
| R | 346 | 1,326 | 2,619 | ||
| R | 875 | 1,784 | 2,791 | ||
| D | 2,835 | 2,105 | 5,127 | ||
| O | 719 | 678 | 2,782 | ||
| R | 439 | 927 | 1,456 | ||
| R | 189 | 769 | 993 | ||
| R | 209 | 521 | 737 | ||
| R | 177 | 385 | 565 | ||
| R | 268 | 343 | 642 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
35.3%
Irish
14.1%
English
8.5%
American
7.0%
Italian
3.4%
French
1.6%
Polish
1.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.0 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
$71,334
Dawson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dawson County$71,334
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Dawson 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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dawson County, anchored by the small city of Glendive in eastern Montana, delivered a nearly 59-point Republican margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with the oil-patch and ranching economies that define the region's political lean.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 8,827, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,334 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grundy County and Harrison County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dawson County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dawson County, Montana voted Republican by 58.9 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,638 votes cast, 894 went Democratic and 3,627 went Republican.
What is Dawson County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Dawson 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 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dawson County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dawson County, Montana voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dawson County, Montana?
Dawson County, Montana has a population of 8,827 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dawson County, Montana?
Median household income in Dawson County, Montana is $71,334 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Dawson County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dawson County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.