Flathead County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 110,6952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Flathead CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Flathead 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 | No data |
| 1896 | +53.2% |
| 1900 | +4.1% |
| 1904 | −36.3% |
| 1908 | −9.6% |
| 1912 | +18.6% |
| 1916 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | −25.2% |
| 1924 | −29.9% |
| 1928 | −34.6% |
| 1932 | +13.6% |
| 1936 | +34.6% |
| 1940 | +8.3% |
| 1944 | −5.9% |
| 1948 | +3.3% |
| 1952 | −19.1% |
| 1956 | −14.8% |
| 1960 | −6.1% |
| 1964 | +11.8% |
| 1968 | −14.0% |
| 1972 | −29.2% |
| 1976 | −14.2% |
| 1980 | −36.8% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −16.9% |
| 1992 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | −18.9% |
| 2000 | −41.9% |
| 2004 | −37.3% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −32.8% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −30.1% |
| 2024 | −33.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20,062 | 41,390 | 63,140 | ||
| R | 20,274 | 38,321 | 59,936 | ||
| R | 13,293 | 30,240 | 47,496 | ||
| R | 13,892 | 28,309 | 43,909 | ||
| R | 16,138 | 25,559 | 43,714 | ||
| R | 11,587 | 26,019 | 38,678 | ||
| R | 8,329 | 22,519 | 33,839 | ||
| R | 10,452 | 16,542 | 32,225 | ||
| R | 9,746 | 11,699 | 31,416 | ||
| R | 10,202 | 14,461 | 25,225 | ||
| R | 8,310 | 17,012 | 25,803 | ||
| R | 6,349 | 15,102 | 23,767 | ||
| R | 7,827 | 10,494 | 18,845 | ||
| R | 5,412 | 10,417 | 17,156 | ||
| R | 5,253 | 7,215 | 14,000 | ||
| D | 8,015 | 6,325 | 14,370 | ||
| R | 6,689 | 7,554 | 14,267 | ||
| R | 6,003 | 8,088 | 14,091 | ||
| R | 4,994 | 7,372 | 12,476 | ||
| D | 4,546 | 4,240 | 9,193 | ||
| R | 3,608 | 4,066 | 7,786 | ||
| D | 5,217 | 4,403 | 9,771 | ||
| D | 5,408 | 2,460 | 8,532 | ||
| D | 4,026 | 2,978 | 7,683 | ||
| R | 1,972 | 4,098 | 6,152 | ||
| O | 788 | 2,541 | 5,871 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 3,900 | 6,581 | ||
| D | 2,978 | 2,913 | 6,426 | ||
| O | 1,106 | 493 | 3,301 | ||
| R | 1,480 | 1,838 | 3,717 | ||
| R | 861 | 1,969 | 3,051 | ||
| D | 1,201 | 1,104 | 2,345 | ||
| D | 1,360 | 413 | 1,779 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
16.8%
Irish
13.3%
American
4.6%
Scottish
3.3%
Italian
3.1%
French
2.6%
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: 42.2 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
$73,925
Flathead County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Flathead County$73,925
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Flathead 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Flathead County anchors Montana's northwestern corner along the Rocky Mountain Front, drawing retirees and amenity migrants whose arrival has reinforced rather than diluted its existing tilt toward Republican candidates in every statewide race.
The Republican margin here reached forty-two points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 110,695, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,925 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Mariposa County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Flathead County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Flathead County, Montana voted Republican by 33.8 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 63,140 votes cast, 20,062 went Democratic and 41,390 went Republican.
What is Flathead County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Flathead County, Montana in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 8 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Flathead County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Flathead County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Flathead County, Montana?
Flathead County, Montana has a population of 110,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Flathead County, Montana?
Median household income in Flathead County, Montana is $73,925 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Flathead County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Flathead County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.