Meagher County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+59 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,0072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,9322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2000MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Adams County, ID · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Meagher CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Meagher County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −5.5% |
| 1896 | +59.3% |
| 1900 | −1.0% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −21.8% |
| 1912 | +12.7% |
| 1916 | +12.1% |
| 1920 | −39.9% |
| 1924 | −35.1% |
| 1928 | −36.1% |
| 1932 | +14.4% |
| 1936 | +21.3% |
| 1940 | +8.7% |
| 1944 | −2.7% |
| 1948 | −2.0% |
| 1952 | −41.6% |
| 1956 | −33.5% |
| 1960 | −17.4% |
| 1964 | −11.1% |
| 1968 | −37.7% |
| 1972 | −47.1% |
| 1976 | −21.4% |
| 1980 | −44.6% |
| 1984 | −45.7% |
| 1988 | −31.6% |
| 1992 | −16.2% |
| 1996 | −23.9% |
| 2000 | −55.8% |
| 2004 | −46.4% |
| 2008 | −33.7% |
| 2012 | −41.3% |
| 2016 | −54.9% |
| 2020 | −51.8% |
| 2024 | −53.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 256 | 888 | 1,172 | ||
| R | 258 | 833 | 1,110 | ||
| R | 193 | 729 | 977 | ||
| R | 269 | 670 | 972 | ||
| R | 298 | 624 | 966 | ||
| R | 247 | 698 | 973 | ||
| R | 176 | 698 | 935 | ||
| R | 281 | 505 | 936 | ||
| R | 260 | 422 | 1,002 | ||
| R | 337 | 656 | 1,009 | ||
| R | 283 | 771 | 1,069 | ||
| R | 247 | 689 | 990 | ||
| R | 364 | 565 | 939 | ||
| R | 230 | 674 | 942 | ||
| R | 218 | 543 | 863 | ||
| R | 405 | 506 | 913 | ||
| R | 431 | 613 | 1,048 | ||
| R | 355 | 712 | 1,067 | ||
| R | 326 | 792 | 1,120 | ||
| R | 497 | 518 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 482 | 509 | 993 | ||
| D | 621 | 520 | 1,157 | ||
| D | 767 | 495 | 1,280 | ||
| D | 621 | 462 | 1,101 | ||
| R | 335 | 714 | 1,051 | ||
| R | 257 | 624 | 1,047 | ||
| R | 314 | 744 | 1,077 | ||
| D | 1,482 | 1,158 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 473 | 321 | 1,199 | ||
| R | 314 | 495 | 831 | ||
| R | 230 | 485 | 725 | ||
| R | 406 | 414 | 823 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 333 | 1,639 | ||
| R | 735 | 839 | 1,880 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.7%
Irish
16.7%
American
12.6%
English
12.5%
Scottish
4.5%
Italian
3.6%
French
2.8%
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: 58.3 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
$71,932
Meagher County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Meagher County$71,932
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Meagher 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
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.0%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.9%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.0%
Spanish0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Meagher County's cattle-ranch economy and sparse settlement across the Belt Mountains produce some of Montana's most lopsided presidential margins, with the 2024 result exceeding 50 points in the Republican column.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 2000. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 2,007, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and Fergus County.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Meagher County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30059/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More in Montana
More stable rural right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Meagher County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Meagher County, Montana voted Republican by 53.9 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,172 votes cast, 256 went Democratic and 888 went Republican.
What is Meagher County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Meagher 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Meagher County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meagher County, Montana voted Democratic was 1940.
How many people live in Meagher County, Montana?
Meagher County, Montana has a population of 2,007 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meagher County, Montana?
Median household income in Meagher County, Montana is $71,932 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Meagher County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meagher County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.