Garfield County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+90%. Republican peak: R+90 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+90MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,0942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,5832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+90 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Chase County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Garfield CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Garfield County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −41.3% |
| 1924 | −30.1% |
| 1928 | −40.1% |
| 1932 | +20.5% |
| 1936 | +28.1% |
| 1940 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | −7.3% |
| 1948 | −5.1% |
| 1952 | −45.7% |
| 1956 | −13.6% |
| 1960 | −17.3% |
| 1964 | −14.0% |
| 1968 | −41.7% |
| 1972 | −58.5% |
| 1976 | −38.2% |
| 1980 | −60.7% |
| 1984 | −69.8% |
| 1988 | −51.1% |
| 1992 | −33.9% |
| 1996 | −61.0% |
| 2000 | −79.3% |
| 2004 | −82.1% |
| 2008 | −67.1% |
| 2012 | −79.3% |
| 2016 | −86.2% |
| 2020 | −88.9% |
| 2024 | −89.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39 | 756 | 800 | ||
| R | 41 | 764 | 813 | ||
| R | 34 | 653 | 718 | ||
| R | 66 | 622 | 701 | ||
| R | 110 | 598 | 727 | ||
| R | 52 | 590 | 655 | ||
| R | 61 | 651 | 744 | ||
| R | 107 | 562 | 746 | ||
| R | 125 | 403 | 819 | ||
| R | 196 | 631 | 851 | ||
| R | 134 | 770 | 911 | ||
| R | 169 | 760 | 974 | ||
| R | 273 | 625 | 922 | ||
| R | 173 | 695 | 893 | ||
| R | 190 | 542 | 844 | ||
| R | 384 | 509 | 896 | ||
| R | 363 | 515 | 880 | ||
| R | 424 | 558 | 982 | ||
| R | 269 | 723 | 994 | ||
| R | 451 | 501 | 973 | ||
| R | 478 | 553 | 1,033 | ||
| D | 644 | 625 | 1,271 | ||
| D | 991 | 548 | 1,577 | ||
| D | 1,044 | 678 | 1,785 | ||
| R | 499 | 1,176 | 1,688 | ||
| R | 355 | 876 | 1,733 | ||
| R | 484 | 1,226 | 1,798 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
26.1%
German
14.7%
Irish
14.6%
English
12.6%
Scottish
5.1%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.6%
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.
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: 43.3 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
$69,583
Garfield County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Garfield County$69,583
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Garfield 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
13.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)33.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
100.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Garfield County's roughly 1,300 residents make it one of Montana's least-populated counties, yet it consistently records presidential margins above 85 points Republican — a product of its vast ranch economy and extreme geographic isolation east of the Missouri Breaks.
The Republican margin here reached ninety points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ninety points.
A population of 1,094, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,583 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chase County and Perkins County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Garfield County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garfield County, Montana voted Republican by 89.6 points (R+90), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 800 votes cast, 39 went Democratic and 756 went Republican.
What is Garfield County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Garfield 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 3 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did Garfield County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Garfield County, Montana voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Garfield County, Montana?
Garfield County, Montana has a population of 1,094 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garfield County, Montana?
Median household income in Garfield County, Montana is $69,583 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Garfield County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Garfield County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.