Liberty County, Montana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,9522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,8572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Liberty CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Liberty 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 | −35.8% |
| 1924 | −13.8% |
| 1928 | −14.5% |
| 1932 | +47.4% |
| 1936 | +45.3% |
| 1940 | +11.7% |
| 1944 | +5.6% |
| 1948 | +20.3% |
| 1952 | −23.9% |
| 1956 | −10.4% |
| 1960 | −8.7% |
| 1964 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | −24.5% |
| 1972 | −35.9% |
| 1976 | −11.3% |
| 1980 | −46.9% |
| 1984 | −46.5% |
| 1988 | −29.2% |
| 1992 | −15.8% |
| 1996 | −21.9% |
| 2000 | −48.8% |
| 2004 | −43.9% |
| 2008 | −22.7% |
| 2012 | −44.6% |
| 2016 | −51.2% |
| 2020 | −52.8% |
| 2024 | −54.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 214 | 752 | 988 | ||
| R | 249 | 821 | 1,083 | ||
| R | 206 | 698 | 961 | ||
| R | 257 | 702 | 998 | ||
| R | 367 | 594 | 1,001 | ||
| R | 281 | 734 | 1,033 | ||
| R | 243 | 752 | 1,044 | ||
| R | 379 | 634 | 1,162 | ||
| R | 321 | 512 | 1,211 | ||
| R | 418 | 771 | 1,208 | ||
| R | 323 | 895 | 1,229 | ||
| R | 283 | 872 | 1,256 | ||
| R | 506 | 638 | 1,163 | ||
| R | 365 | 808 | 1,235 | ||
| R | 390 | 670 | 1,144 | ||
| D | 619 | 533 | 1,155 | ||
| R | 501 | 597 | 1,100 | ||
| R | 488 | 601 | 1,089 | ||
| R | 411 | 671 | 1,088 | ||
| D | 542 | 354 | 926 | ||
| D | 440 | 393 | 842 | ||
| D | 550 | 434 | 994 | ||
| D | 758 | 276 | 1,065 | ||
| D | 731 | 252 | 1,010 | ||
| R | 332 | 446 | 786 | ||
| O | 141 | 239 | 709 | ||
| R | 331 | 757 | 1,190 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
Irish
12.2%
English
10.8%
American
5.4%
French
3.0%
Polish
2.3%
Scottish
1.1%
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: 39.8 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
$57,857
Liberty County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Liberty County$57,857
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Liberty 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
25.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.8%
Working age (18–64)26.2%
Seniors (65+)5.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Spanish0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 14.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Liberty County's sparse Hi-Line population — fewer than 2,200 residents spread across nearly 1,500 square miles of northern plains — has delivered some of Montana's widest presidential margins, reflecting the deep Republican lean common to the state's agricultural frontier.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A median household income of $57,857, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,952 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and Sheridan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Liberty County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Liberty County, Montana voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 988 votes cast, 214 went Democratic and 752 went Republican.
What is Liberty County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Liberty 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 6 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did Liberty County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Liberty County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Liberty County, Montana?
Liberty County, Montana has a population of 1,952 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Liberty County, Montana?
Median household income in Liberty County, Montana is $57,857 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Liberty County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Liberty County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.