Missoula County, Montana: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+21%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1896.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 120,6722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,5982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+72 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Orange County, NC · similarity 0.97
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Missoula CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Missoula County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +5.7% |
| 1896 | +72.0% |
| 1900 | +15.1% |
| 1904 | −33.3% |
| 1908 | −1.9% |
| 1912 | +20.1% |
| 1916 | +15.1% |
| 1920 | −13.0% |
| 1924 | −17.0% |
| 1928 | −20.8% |
| 1932 | +14.8% |
| 1936 | +46.2% |
| 1940 | +15.6% |
| 1944 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | +4.2% |
| 1952 | −18.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −7.9% |
| 1964 | +23.0% |
| 1968 | −6.6% |
| 1972 | −5.9% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −8.8% |
| 1984 | −8.8% |
| 1988 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | +17.2% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | −9.1% |
| 2004 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | +26.7% |
| 2012 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | +23.8% |
| 2024 | +21.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 42,903 | 27,306 | 72,773 | ||
| D | 43,357 | 26,347 | 71,495 | ||
| D | 31,543 | 22,250 | 60,722 | ||
| D | 32,824 | 22,652 | 57,232 | ||
| D | 36,531 | 20,743 | 59,075 | ||
| D | 26,983 | 23,989 | 52,454 | ||
| R | 17,241 | 21,474 | 46,576 | ||
| D | 21,874 | 16,034 | 44,382 | ||
| D | 20,347 | 12,898 | 43,299 | ||
| D | 19,178 | 15,965 | 35,669 | ||
| R | 16,540 | 19,777 | 36,937 | ||
| R | 13,115 | 16,161 | 34,594 | ||
| R | 15,099 | 16,350 | 31,837 | ||
| R | 13,784 | 15,557 | 30,049 | ||
| R | 8,398 | 9,745 | 20,292 | ||
| D | 12,900 | 8,065 | 21,004 | ||
| R | 8,876 | 10,396 | 19,337 | ||
| R | 6,760 | 10,627 | 17,387 | ||
| R | 6,901 | 10,053 | 17,041 | ||
| D | 7,005 | 6,426 | 13,873 | ||
| D | 5,558 | 5,371 | 11,028 | ||
| D | 7,747 | 5,640 | 13,537 | ||
| D | 7,690 | 2,697 | 10,803 | ||
| D | 5,242 | 3,819 | 9,616 | ||
| R | 3,291 | 5,056 | 8,467 | ||
| O | 1,012 | 2,386 | 8,104 | ||
| R | 3,292 | 4,374 | 8,314 | ||
| D | 4,069 | 2,926 | 7,563 | ||
| O | 1,523 | 589 | 4,658 | ||
| R | 1,780 | 1,856 | 4,022 | ||
| R | 996 | 2,239 | 3,738 | ||
| D | 1,893 | 1,392 | 3,326 | ||
| D | 2,259 | 365 | 2,630 | ||
| D | 2,340 | 2,045 | 5,136 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.6%
Irish
15.3%
English
12.9%
Italian
4.5%
American
3.7%
French
3.4%
Scottish
3.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 37.1 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
$75,598
Missoula County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Missoula County$75,598
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Missoula 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
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)10.9%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.7%
Spanish1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
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 73.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Montana, Missoula County posts the state's largest Democratic presidential margins — running more than 20 points left of center in a state that otherwise tilts sharply Republican.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached seventy-two points in 1896; the Republican margin reached thirty-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,598, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Orange County and Todd County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Missoula County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Missoula County, Montana voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 72,773 votes cast, 42,903 went Democratic and 27,306 went Republican.
What is Missoula County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Missoula County, Montana in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 19 times, Republican 13 times, and other 2 times.
When did Missoula County, Montana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Missoula County, Montana voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Missoula County, Montana?
Missoula County, Montana has a population of 120,672 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Missoula County, Montana?
Median household income in Missoula County, Montana is $75,598 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Missoula County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Missoula County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.