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
GroupJudith Basin CountyMontanaUnited States
German34.5%22.9%12.5%
Irish15.4%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian12.3%7.5%—
English12.1%13.1%9.5%
American12.1%5.4%5.3%
Polish3.5%—2.2%
Scottish2.3%2.6%1.3%
Finnish2.2%——
Mexican5.7%2.9%11.3%
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
Judith Basin County
Montana
United States
Median age
46.2
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
5.5%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.1%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Judith Basin County
Montana
United States
Median household income
$59,000
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.0%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Judith Basin County
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.8%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Judith Basin County
Montana
United States
Catholic
14.0%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.8%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
74.7%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
4.7%
5.2%
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.
Judith Basin County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
4 precincts · 1,353 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Judith Basin County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PRECINCT 3PRECINCT 3
115
405
15
535
21.5%
75.7%
R+54.2
Precinct -PRECINCT 4PRECINCT 4
92
420
13
525
17.5%
80.0%
R+62.5
Precinct -PRECINCT 2PRECINCT 2
33
119
4
156
21.2%
76.3%
R+55.1
Precinct -PRECINCT 1PRECINCT 1
25
107
5
137
18.2%
78.1%
R+59.9
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
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
19.6%Harris265
77.7%Trump1,051
2.0%Kennedy27 +2
R+58.1
R+1.2
R+56.6
1,353
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.7%1,051
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.6%265
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent2.0%27
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%8
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%2
R
20.5%Biden275
77.4%Trump1,040
2.2%Jorgensen29
R+56.9
R+4.2
R+61.4
1,344
R
19.5%Clinton235
72.2%Trump872
6.5%Johnson79
R+52.7
R+10.2
R+54.8
1,208
R
27.7%Obama337
70.3%Romney854
2.0%GRAY24
R+42.6
R+9.9
R+46.4
1,215
R
32.1%Obama397
64.8%McCain801
3.1%
R+32.7
D+15.7
R+40.0
1,236
R
25.0%Kerry322
73.4%Bush944
1.6%
R+48.4
D+7.5
R+45.9
1,286
R
19.9%Gore278
75.8%Bush1,057
2.2%Nader31
R+55.9
R+33.4
R+56.4
1,394
R
33.8%Clinton452
56.3%Dole753
9.4%Perot126
R+22.5
R+8.6
R+31.0
1,338
R
28.3%Clinton409
42.2%Bush610
28.7%Perot415
R+13.9
D+6.7
R+19.5
1,447
R
38.9%Dukakis590
59.5%Bush902
1.6%
R+20.6
D+16.0
R+12.9
1,516
R
31.2%Mondale483
67.7%Reagan1,050
1.1%
R+36.6
R+2.8
R+18.4
1,550
R
29.5%Carter480
63.3%Reagan1,030
7.2%
R+33.8
R+31.5
R+24.1
1,627
R
47.8%Carter772
50.1%Ford809
2.0%
R+2.3
D+22.7
R+4.4
1,614
R
34.5%McGovern557
59.5%Nixon961
5.9%
R+25.0
R+12.0
R+1.9
1,614
R
40.0%Humphrey606
53.0%Nixon804
7.0%
R+13.1
R+22.6
R+12.4
1,516
D
54.7%Johnson822
45.1%Goldwater678
0.1%
D+9.6
D+1.9
R+13.0
1,502
D
53.8%Kennedy842
46.1%Nixon721
0.1%
D+7.7
D+4.1
D+7.6
1,564
D
51.8%Stevenson848
48.2%Eisenhower789
0.0%
D+3.6
D+21.3
D+19.0
1,637
R
40.3%Stevenson746
58.0%Eisenhower1,074
1.8%
R+17.7
R+37.3
R+6.9
1,853
D
56.2%Truman934
36.6%Dewey609
7.2%
D+19.6
R+0.9
D+15.1
1,662
D
60.0%Roosevelt1,049
39.6%Dewey691
0.4%
D+20.5
R+8.0
D+13.0
1,747
D
63.5%Roosevelt1,215
35.0%Willkie670
1.5%
D+28.5
R+11.4
D+18.5
1,913
D
68.8%Roosevelt1,534
28.9%Landon645
2.3%
D+39.8
D+13.6
D+15.6
2,231
D
60.1%Roosevelt1,280
33.8%Hoover720
6.1%
D+26.3
D+41.7
D+8.5
2,131
R
41.4%Smith978
56.8%Hoover1,342
1.9%
R+15.4
D+3.6
D+2.1
2,364
R
22.3%Davis480
41.3%Coolidge888
35.5%La Follette763
R+19.0
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D+6.2
2,148
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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
25.9%352
72.9%991
1,360
2020
R
23.9%322
76.1%1,026
1,348
2018
R
32.6%388
63.1%752
1,191
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Judith Basin County, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
1,441
2018
1,465
2020
1,499
2022
1,459
2024
1,567
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+44 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +91 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,250 in average income, against $62,388 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
Domestic migration in Judith Basin County, MT in Judith Basin County, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−52
2012
+4
2013
−2
2014
−7
2015
−52
2016
+8
2017
+3
2018
0
2019
+61
2021
+20
2022
+40
2023
+14
2024
+10
2025
+44
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 58.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.1 points.
A population of 2,071, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,000 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Petroleum County and Slope 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.
How did Judith Basin County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Judith Basin County, Montana voted Republican by 58.1 points (R+58.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,353 votes cast, 265 went Democratic and 1,051 went Republican.
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.
