Madison County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,2232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Beaverhead County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −8.2% |
| 1896 | +67.3% |
| 1900 | +11.4% |
| 1904 | −14.4% |
| 1908 | +3.1% |
| 1912 | +17.0% |
| 1916 | +13.0% |
| 1920 | −30.0% |
| 1924 | −18.8% |
| 1928 | −37.3% |
| 1932 | +22.4% |
| 1936 | +28.1% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | −11.1% |
| 1948 | −12.5% |
| 1952 | −45.1% |
| 1956 | −28.5% |
| 1960 | −18.1% |
| 1964 | −6.3% |
| 1968 | −24.3% |
| 1972 | −42.9% |
| 1976 | −31.3% |
| 1980 | −49.1% |
| 1984 | −52.1% |
| 1988 | −39.2% |
| 1992 | −19.3% |
| 1996 | −29.4% |
| 2000 | −51.9% |
| 2004 | −47.9% |
| 2008 | −26.6% |
| 2012 | −40.6% |
| 2016 | −44.6% |
| 2020 | −39.8% |
| 2024 | −45.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,689 | 4,615 | 6,461 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 4,191 | 6,087 | ||
| R | 1,180 | 3,297 | 4,743 | ||
| R | 1,289 | 3,130 | 4,532 | ||
| R | 1,607 | 2,822 | 4,568 | ||
| R | 983 | 2,868 | 3,933 | ||
| R | 758 | 2,656 | 3,656 | ||
| R | 955 | 1,984 | 3,495 | ||
| R | 779 | 1,415 | 3,299 | ||
| R | 878 | 2,045 | 2,980 | ||
| R | 708 | 2,308 | 3,069 | ||
| R | 676 | 2,220 | 3,145 | ||
| R | 870 | 1,688 | 2,610 | ||
| R | 669 | 1,780 | 2,588 | ||
| R | 734 | 1,289 | 2,286 | ||
| R | 1,125 | 1,276 | 2,403 | ||
| R | 1,010 | 1,456 | 2,469 | ||
| R | 925 | 1,662 | 2,587 | ||
| R | 751 | 1,993 | 2,752 | ||
| R | 1,006 | 1,300 | 2,357 | ||
| R | 1,022 | 1,278 | 2,313 | ||
| D | 1,674 | 1,557 | 3,256 | ||
| D | 1,819 | 1,006 | 2,890 | ||
| D | 1,764 | 1,097 | 2,976 | ||
| R | 812 | 1,785 | 2,611 | ||
| R | 672 | 1,137 | 2,480 | ||
| R | 877 | 1,672 | 2,646 | ||
| D | 1,672 | 1,279 | 3,018 | ||
| D | 822 | 506 | 1,863 | ||
| D | 1,029 | 964 | 2,065 | ||
| R | 971 | 1,314 | 2,382 | ||
| D | 1,298 | 1,030 | 2,348 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 315 | 1,958 | ||
| R | 634 | 762 | 1,561 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
29.8%
Irish
18.1%
English
17.0%
American
4.5%
Scottish
3.7%
Italian
3.4%
Polish
2.2%
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: 52.2 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
$75,250
Madison County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Madison County$75,250
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Madison County ranks in the top 25% 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
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)5.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 75.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison County's 2024 presidential margin of R+45.3 reflects a pattern common to Montana's sparsely populated ranching counties, where Republican candidates have dominated by wide margins across successive election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 9,223, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,250 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Beaverhead County and Glenn County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Madison County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Montana voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,461 votes cast, 1,689 went Democratic and 4,615 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Madison County, Montana in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Montana voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Madison County, Montana?
Madison County, Montana has a population of 9,223 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Montana?
Median household income in Madison County, Montana is $75,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Madison County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.