Golden Valley County, Montana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+72 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 8992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,3332024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+17 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Idaho County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Golden Valley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Golden Valley County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | −49.2% |
| 1924 | −27.3% |
| 1928 | −28.5% |
| 1932 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | +17.4% |
| 1940 | −6.7% |
| 1944 | −19.5% |
| 1948 | −8.6% |
| 1952 | −40.8% |
| 1956 | −19.9% |
| 1960 | −13.3% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −25.0% |
| 1972 | −34.2% |
| 1976 | −8.3% |
| 1980 | −37.2% |
| 1984 | −28.8% |
| 1988 | −24.3% |
| 1992 | −10.1% |
| 1996 | −32.0% |
| 2000 | −59.7% |
| 2004 | −53.1% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −50.3% |
| 2016 | −62.0% |
| 2020 | −66.8% |
| 2024 | −72.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 67 | 440 | 515 | ||
| R | 78 | 414 | 503 | ||
| R | 71 | 365 | 474 | ||
| R | 110 | 351 | 479 | ||
| R | 124 | 343 | 491 | ||
| R | 119 | 396 | 522 | ||
| R | 88 | 405 | 531 | ||
| R | 128 | 284 | 488 | ||
| R | 142 | 192 | 496 | ||
| R | 203 | 335 | 543 | ||
| R | 211 | 384 | 600 | ||
| R | 155 | 362 | 556 | ||
| R | 255 | 302 | 569 | ||
| R | 170 | 359 | 553 | ||
| R | 194 | 332 | 553 | ||
| D | 352 | 252 | 604 | ||
| R | 277 | 362 | 639 | ||
| R | 256 | 383 | 639 | ||
| R | 198 | 471 | 669 | ||
| R | 295 | 352 | 663 | ||
| R | 266 | 395 | 662 | ||
| R | 351 | 402 | 759 | ||
| D | 474 | 331 | 821 | ||
| D | 469 | 423 | 912 | ||
| R | 346 | 625 | 978 | ||
| O | 118 | 422 | 1,114 | ||
| R | 381 | 1,185 | 1,633 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.0%
English
13.2%
Irish
7.7%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.2%
Polish
1.2%
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: 50.9 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
$58,333
Golden Valley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Golden Valley County$58,333
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Golden Valley 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
17.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.4%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)28.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European8.3%
Other languages0.5%
Spanish0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Golden Valley's roughly 1,000 residents make it among the smallest counties in Montana by population, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+72.4 ranks it among the most lopsided in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A median household income of $58,333, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 899 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Idaho County and Judith Basin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Golden Valley County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Golden Valley County, Montana voted Republican by 72.4 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 515 votes cast, 67 went Democratic and 440 went Republican.
What is Golden Valley County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Golden Valley County, Montana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Golden Valley County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Golden Valley County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Golden Valley County, Montana?
Golden Valley County, Montana has a population of 899 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Golden Valley County, Montana?
Median household income in Golden Valley County, Montana is $58,333 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Golden Valley County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Golden Valley County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.