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
GroupMcCone CountyMontanaUnited States
German35.3%22.9%12.5%
Norwegian23.9%7.5%—
American10.3%5.4%5.3%
Irish9.8%13.5%9.4%
English8.1%13.1%9.5%
Scottish1.4%2.6%1.3%
Russian1.3%——
Welsh1.3%——
Filipino1.0%—0.9%
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
McCone County
Montana
United States
Median age
53.2
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
3.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.5%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McCone County
Montana
United States
Median household income
$69,375
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.0%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.3%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McCone County
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.1%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
McCone County
Montana
United States
Catholic
8.7%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.8%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.2%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
17.3%
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.
McCone County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
3 precincts · 1,082 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
McCone County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PRECINCT 4PRECINCT 4
58
380
17
455
12.7%
83.5%
R+70.8
Precinct -PRECINCT 8PRECINCT 8
33
298
4
335
9.9%
89.0%
R+79.1
Precinct -PRECINCT 27PRECINCT 27
38
253
1
292
13.0%
86.6%
R+73.6
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1920
−33.7%
1924
−27.1%
1928
−25.6%
1932
+32.6%
1936
+59.5%
1940
+26.6%
1944
+18.0%
1948
+13.4%
1952
−14.1%
1956
+8.3%
1960
+1.4%
1964
+18.3%
1968
−10.2%
1972
−19.9%
1976
+1.3%
1980
−44.3%
1984
−37.1%
1988
−17.7%
1992
−7.7%
1996
−17.9%
2000
−49.0%
2004
−41.4%
2008
−37.1%
2012
−52.6%
2016
−64.7%
2020
−71.0%
2024
−74.1%
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
11.9%Harris129
86.0%Trump931
1.3%Kennedy14 +2
R+74.1
R+3.1
R+72.7
1,082
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.0%931
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.9%129
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%14
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%5
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%3
R
13.7%Biden155
84.8%Trump956
1.5%Jorgensen17
R+71.0
R+6.4
R+75.5
1,128
R
14.1%Clinton154
78.7%Trump862
3.4%Johnson37
R+64.7
R+12.1
R+66.7
1,095
R
22.5%Obama223
75.0%Romney745
2.5%GRAY25
R+52.6
R+15.4
R+56.4
993
R
29.4%Obama321
66.5%McCain726
4.0%
R+37.1
D+4.3
R+44.4
1,091
R
28.1%Kerry320
69.6%Bush791
2.3%
R+41.4
D+7.6
R+39.0
1,137
R
23.4%Gore267
72.4%Bush827
3.0%Nader34
R+49.0
R+31.1
R+49.6
1,142
R
31.1%Clinton390
49.0%Dole615
19.4%Perot244
R+17.9
R+10.2
R+26.4
1,256
R
31.3%Clinton424
39.0%Bush528
29.2%Perot395
R+7.7
D+10.0
R+13.2
1,354
R
40.5%Dukakis567
58.2%Bush814
1.3%
R+17.7
D+19.5
R+9.9
1,399
R
30.7%Mondale459
67.8%Reagan1,015
1.5%
R+37.1
D+7.1
R+18.9
1,497
R
23.7%Carter349
68.0%Reagan1,000
8.3%
R+44.3
R+45.5
R+34.5
1,471
D
50.0%Carter749
48.7%Ford730
1.3%
D+1.3
D+21.2
R+0.8
1,499
R
38.4%McGovern562
58.3%Nixon854
3.3%
R+19.9
R+9.7
D+3.2
1,465
R
41.9%Humphrey589
52.2%Nixon733
5.9%
R+10.2
R+28.6
R+9.6
1,405
D
59.1%Johnson891
40.8%Goldwater615
0.1%
D+18.3
D+16.9
R+4.3
1,507
D
50.4%Kennedy764
49.0%Nixon743
0.5%
D+1.4
R+7.0
D+1.2
1,515
D
54.2%Stevenson889
45.8%Eisenhower752
0.0%
D+8.3
D+22.5
D+23.8
1,641
R
42.2%Stevenson674
56.3%Eisenhower900
1.5%
R+14.1
R+27.6
R+3.4
1,598
D
51.2%Truman702
37.8%Dewey518
11.0%
D+13.4
R+4.5
D+8.9
1,371
D
57.8%Roosevelt763
39.8%Dewey526
2.3%
D+18.0
R+8.6
D+10.5
1,320
D
61.8%Roosevelt928
35.2%Willkie529
2.9%
D+26.6
R+32.9
D+16.6
1,501
D
78.6%Roosevelt1,366
19.1%Landon332
2.4%
D+59.5
D+26.9
D+35.2
1,739
D
58.9%Roosevelt1,020
26.3%Hoover456
14.7%
D+32.6
D+58.2
D+14.8
1,731
R
36.2%Smith554
61.9%Hoover946
1.9%
R+25.6
D+1.5
R+8.2
1,529
O
11.1%Davis143
38.2%Coolidge494
50.3%La Follette651
La Follette +12.6
D+6.6
R+1.9
1,294
R
28.3%Cox537
62.0%Harding1,177
9.7%
R+33.7
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R+7.5
1,898
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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
15.9%173
82.0%890
1,085
2020
R
15.8%177
84.2%946
1,123
2018
R
22.1%227
75.1%773
1,029
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in McCone County, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
1,256
2018
1,259
2020
1,238
2022
1,214
2024
1,249
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−3 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −90 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in McCone County, MT in McCone County, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−25
2012
+4
2013
+10
2014
+11
2015
−21
2016
+31
2017
−26
2018
−34
2019
−7
2021
−20
2022
+3
2023
−37
2024
+24
2025
−3
McCone County sits in the sparsely settled northeastern plains, where ranching and wheat farming define the economy and the 2024 presidential contest broke roughly three-to-one for the Republican nominee—among the widest margins in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 74.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.1 points.
A population of 1,670, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,375 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Slope County and Daniels 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, McCone County, Montana voted Republican by 74.1 points (R+74.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,082 votes cast, 129 went Democratic and 931 went Republican.
When did McCone County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McCone County, Montana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in McCone County, Montana?
McCone County, Montana has a population of 1,670 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McCone County, Montana?
Median household income in McCone County, Montana is $69,375 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of McCone County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in McCone County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
