Judith Basin County, Montana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+58%. Republican peak: R+58 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+58MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,0712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,0002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Phillips County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Judith Basin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Judith Basin 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 | No data |
| 1924 | −19.0% |
| 1928 | −15.4% |
| 1932 | +26.3% |
| 1936 | +39.8% |
| 1940 | +28.5% |
| 1944 | +20.5% |
| 1948 | +19.6% |
| 1952 | −17.7% |
| 1956 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | −13.1% |
| 1972 | −25.0% |
| 1976 | −2.3% |
| 1980 | −33.8% |
| 1984 | −36.6% |
| 1988 | −20.6% |
| 1992 | −13.9% |
| 1996 | −22.5% |
| 2000 | −55.9% |
| 2004 | −48.4% |
| 2008 | −32.7% |
| 2012 | −42.6% |
| 2016 | −52.7% |
| 2020 | −56.9% |
| 2024 | −58.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 265 | 1,051 | 1,353 | ||
| R | 275 | 1,040 | 1,344 | ||
| R | 235 | 872 | 1,208 | ||
| R | 337 | 854 | 1,215 | ||
| R | 397 | 801 | 1,236 | ||
| R | 322 | 944 | 1,286 | ||
| R | 278 | 1,057 | 1,394 | ||
| R | 452 | 753 | 1,338 | ||
| R | 409 | 610 | 1,447 | ||
| R | 590 | 902 | 1,516 | ||
| R | 483 | 1,050 | 1,550 | ||
| R | 480 | 1,030 | 1,627 | ||
| R | 772 | 809 | 1,614 | ||
| R | 557 | 961 | 1,614 | ||
| R | 606 | 804 | 1,516 | ||
| D | 822 | 678 | 1,502 | ||
| D | 842 | 721 | 1,564 | ||
| D | 848 | 789 | 1,637 | ||
| R | 746 | 1,074 | 1,853 | ||
| D | 934 | 609 | 1,662 | ||
| D | 1,049 | 691 | 1,747 | ||
| D | 1,215 | 670 | 1,913 | ||
| D | 1,534 | 645 | 2,231 | ||
| D | 1,280 | 720 | 2,131 | ||
| R | 978 | 1,342 | 2,364 | ||
| R | 480 | 888 | 2,148 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.5%
Irish
15.4%
English
12.1%
American
12.1%
Polish
3.5%
Scottish
2.3%
French
1.9%
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: 46.2 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
$59,000
Judith Basin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Judith Basin County$59,000
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Judith Basin 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
13.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)27.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Judith Basin county's sparse wheat-farming landscape anchors a reliably one-sided presidential vote — the 2024 margin of R+58 points reflects a pattern consistent across the last several election cycles in Montana's agricultural interior.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-eight points.
A population of 2,071, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,000 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Phillips County and Idaho County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Judith Basin County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Judith Basin County, Montana voted Republican by 58.1 points (R+58), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,353 votes cast, 265 went Democratic and 1,051 went Republican.
What is Judith Basin County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Judith Basin County, Montana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Judith Basin County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Judith Basin County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Judith Basin County, Montana?
Judith Basin County, Montana has a population of 2,071 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Judith Basin County, Montana?
Median household income in Judith Basin County, Montana is $59,000 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Judith Basin County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Judith Basin County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.