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
GroupGarfield CountyMontanaUnited States
American26.1%5.4%5.3%
German14.7%22.9%12.5%
Irish14.6%13.5%9.4%
English12.6%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian8.5%7.5%—
Scottish5.1%2.6%1.3%
Czech1.8%——
Swedish1.5%1.4%—
Blackfeet0.7%1.0%—
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
Garfield County
Montana
United States
Median age
43.3
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
4.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.5%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Garfield County
Montana
United States
Median household income
$69,583
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.0%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Garfield County
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.0%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Garfield County
Montana
United States
Catholic
10.7%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.0%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.7%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
4.7%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
17.9%
4.7%
2.0%
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.
Garfield County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
4 precincts · 800 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Garfield County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PRECINCT 01PRECINCT 01
26
450
2
478
5.4%
94.1%
R+88.7
Precinct -PRECINCT 14PRECINCT 14
4
116
0
120
3.3%
96.7%
R+93.3
Precinct -PRECINCT 19PRECINCT 19
2
100
1
103
1.9%
97.1%
R+95.1
Precinct -PRECINCT 07PRECINCT 07
7
90
2
99
7.1%
90.9%
R+83.8
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
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
4.9%Harris39
94.5%Trump756
0.4%Kennedy3 +1
R+89.6
R+0.7
R+88.2
800
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican94.5%756
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic4.9%39
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.4%3
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%2
R
5.0%Biden41
94.0%Trump764
1.0%Jorgensen8
R+88.9
R+2.7
R+93.4
813
R
4.7%Clinton34
90.9%Trump653
3.8%Johnson27
R+86.2
R+6.9
R+88.3
718
R
9.4%Obama66
88.7%Romney622
1.7%GRAY12
R+79.3
R+12.2
R+83.2
701
R
15.1%Obama110
82.3%McCain598
2.6%
R+67.1
D+15.0
R+74.4
727
R
7.9%Kerry52
90.1%Bush590
2.0%
R+82.1
R+2.8
R+79.7
655
R
8.2%Gore61
87.5%Bush651
1.6%Nader12
R+79.3
R+18.3
R+79.8
744
R
14.3%Clinton107
75.3%Dole562
9.2%Perot69
R+61.0
R+27.0
R+69.5
746
R
15.3%Clinton125
49.2%Bush403
34.3%Perot281
R+33.9
D+17.2
R+39.5
819
R
23.0%Dukakis196
74.1%Bush631
2.8%
R+51.1
D+18.7
R+43.4
851
R
14.7%Mondale134
84.5%Reagan770
0.8%
R+69.8
R+9.1
R+51.6
911
R
17.4%Carter169
78.0%Reagan760
4.6%
R+60.7
R+22.5
R+50.9
974
R
29.6%Carter273
67.8%Ford625
2.6%
R+38.2
D+20.3
R+40.2
922
R
19.4%McGovern173
77.8%Nixon695
2.8%
R+58.5
R+16.7
R+35.3
893
R
22.5%Humphrey190
64.2%Nixon542
13.3%
R+41.7
R+27.8
R+41.0
844
R
42.9%Johnson384
56.8%Goldwater509
0.3%
R+14.0
D+3.3
R+36.5
896
R
41.3%Kennedy363
58.5%Nixon515
0.2%
R+17.3
R+3.6
R+17.4
880
R
43.2%Stevenson424
56.8%Eisenhower558
0.0%
R+13.6
D+32.0
D+1.8
982
R
27.1%Stevenson269
72.7%Eisenhower723
0.2%
R+45.7
R+40.5
R+34.9
994
R
46.4%Truman451
51.5%Dewey501
2.2%
R+5.1
D+2.1
R+9.6
973
R
46.3%Roosevelt478
53.5%Dewey553
0.2%
R+7.3
R+8.8
R+14.8
1,033
D
50.7%Roosevelt644
49.2%Willkie625
0.2%
D+1.5
R+26.6
R+8.5
1,271
D
62.8%Roosevelt991
34.7%Landon548
2.4%
D+28.1
D+7.6
D+3.8
1,577
D
58.5%Roosevelt1,044
38.0%Hoover678
3.5%
D+20.5
D+60.6
D+2.7
1,785
R
29.6%Smith499
69.7%Hoover1,176
0.8%
R+40.1
R+10.0
R+22.6
1,688
R
20.5%Davis355
50.5%Coolidge876
29.0%La Follette502
R+30.1
D+11.2
R+4.9
1,733
R
26.9%Cox484
68.2%Harding1,226
4.9%
R+41.3
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R+15.1
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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
8.5%68
90.5%720
796
2020
R
9.0%73
91.0%736
809
2018
R
11.9%81
83.7%571
682
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Garfield County, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
914
2018
878
2020
930
2022
910
2024
917
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−25 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +30 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Garfield County, MT in Garfield County, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+56
2012
−16
2013
+14
2014
+21
2015
+12
2016
+10
2017
−22
2018
−25
2019
−2
2021
+41
2022
+9
2023
−8
2024
−35
2025
−25
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 89.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 89.6 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 Frontier County and Hitchcock 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, Garfield County, Montana voted Republican by 89.6 points (R+89.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 800 votes cast, 39 went Democratic and 756 went Republican.
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.
