Phillips County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,2212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,4172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lincoln County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Phillips CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Phillips 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 | +10.7% |
| 1920 | −41.4% |
| 1924 | −28.8% |
| 1928 | −19.0% |
| 1932 | +27.9% |
| 1936 | +48.8% |
| 1940 | +33.1% |
| 1944 | +13.6% |
| 1948 | +21.1% |
| 1952 | −18.1% |
| 1956 | −5.9% |
| 1960 | −0.1% |
| 1964 | +13.0% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −32.5% |
| 1976 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | −36.9% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −23.0% |
| 1992 | −14.9% |
| 1996 | −27.4% |
| 2000 | −58.5% |
| 2004 | −56.3% |
| 2008 | −37.0% |
| 2012 | −54.6% |
| 2016 | −64.7% |
| 2020 | −63.8% |
| 2024 | −62.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 385 | 1,753 | 2,189 | ||
| R | 416 | 1,936 | 2,382 | ||
| R | 318 | 1,723 | 2,171 | ||
| R | 471 | 1,688 | 2,228 | ||
| R | 638 | 1,423 | 2,123 | ||
| R | 456 | 1,677 | 2,170 | ||
| R | 423 | 1,727 | 2,228 | ||
| R | 705 | 1,392 | 2,511 | ||
| R | 634 | 1,026 | 2,625 | ||
| R | 905 | 1,462 | 2,426 | ||
| R | 787 | 1,934 | 2,749 | ||
| R | 745 | 1,723 | 2,653 | ||
| R | 1,117 | 1,347 | 2,486 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,659 | 2,557 | ||
| R | 1,100 | 1,353 | 2,632 | ||
| D | 1,612 | 1,242 | 2,857 | ||
| R | 1,455 | 1,457 | 2,925 | ||
| R | 1,427 | 1,605 | 3,032 | ||
| R | 1,224 | 1,771 | 3,017 | ||
| D | 1,506 | 964 | 2,569 | ||
| D | 1,435 | 1,089 | 2,543 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 1,110 | 3,366 | ||
| D | 2,555 | 850 | 3,494 | ||
| D | 2,054 | 1,127 | 3,324 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 1,671 | 2,828 | ||
| R | 473 | 1,236 | 2,647 | ||
| R | 648 | 1,693 | 2,522 | ||
| D | 1,252 | 999 | 2,355 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.9%
Irish
15.0%
English
10.7%
American
8.8%
Polish
4.9%
Scottish
4.0%
French
3.3%
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: 45.6 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
$53,417
Phillips County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Phillips County$53,417
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Phillips County ranks in the bottom 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
10.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Phillips County's vast Hi-Line rangelands and a population under 5,000 produce some of the most consistent Republican margins in the state, with the 2024 presidential race decided by more than 62 points.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A population of 4,221, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lincoln County and Judith Basin County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Phillips County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Phillips County, Montana voted Republican by 62.5 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,189 votes cast, 385 went Democratic and 1,753 went Republican.
What is Phillips County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Phillips 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 7 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Phillips County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Phillips County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Phillips County, Montana?
Phillips County, Montana has a population of 4,221 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Phillips County, Montana?
Median household income in Phillips County, Montana is $53,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Phillips County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Phillips County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.