Dawson County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 4,638 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRECINCT 07PRECINCT 07 | 198 | 962 | 24 | 1,184 | 16.7% | 81.3% | R+64.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PRECINCT 06PRECINCT 06 | 109 | 791 | 20 | 920 | 11.8% | 86.0% | R+74.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 03PRECINCT 03 | 148 | 446 | 18 | 612 | 24.2% | 72.9% | R+48.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 01PRECINCT 01 | 165 | 428 | 15 | 608 | 27.1% | 70.4% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 02PRECINCT 02 | 120 | 381 | 20 | 521 | 23.0% | 73.1% | R+50.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 04PRECINCT 04 | 119 | 345 | 11 | 475 | 25.1% | 72.6% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 05PRECINCT 05 | 35 | 274 | 9 | 318 | 11.0% | 86.2% | R+75.2 |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,890 |
| 2018 | 5,905 |
| 2020 | 5,882 |
| 2022 | 5,682 |
| 2024 | 5,798 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−39 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −506 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,525 in average income, against $68,586 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+43.8 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Dawson County, MT itself (R+58.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Yellowstone County, MT29R+27.1
- Richland County, MT20R+68.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Yellowstone County, MT36
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 | +64 |
| 2012 | +212 |
| 2013 | +147 |
| 2014 | +94 |
| 2015 | +35 |
| 2016 | −338 |
| 2017 | −316 |
| 2018 | −260 |
| 2019 | −56 |
| 2021 | −15 |
| 2022 | +4 |
| 2023 | +42 |
| 2024 | −80 |
| 2025 | −39 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.9 points.
A population of 8,827, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,334 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hutchinson County and Liberty County.
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Dawson County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30021/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.