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
GroupPowder River CountyMontanaUnited States
German29.3%22.9%12.5%
English21.3%13.1%9.5%
American10.0%5.4%5.3%
Irish9.4%13.5%9.4%
Norwegian7.7%7.5%—
Italian4.6%3.2%4.8%
Scottish3.9%2.6%1.3%
Dutch2.6%——
Mexican1.3%2.9%11.3%
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
Powder River County
Montana
United States
Median age
47.3
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.0%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Powder River County
Montana
United States
Median household income
$67,045
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.1%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.1%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Powder River County
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.4%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Powder River County
Montana
United States
Catholic
10.1%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
2.2%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
79.2%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.4%
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.
Powder River County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 1,106 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Powder River County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PRECINCT10PRECINCT10
38
230
1
269
14.1%
85.5%
R+71.4
Precinct -PRECINCT12PRECINCT12
23
226
1
250
9.2%
90.4%
R+81.2
Precinct -PRECINCT11PRECINCT11
17
211
3
231
7.4%
91.3%
R+84.0
Precinct -PRECINCT05PRECINCT05
19
113
4
136
14.0%
83.1%
R+69.1
Precinct -PRECINCT08PRECINCT08
22
89
3
114
19.3%
78.1%
R+58.8
Precinct -PRECINCT03PRECINCT03
12
94
0
106
11.3%
88.7%
R+77.4
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1920–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1920
−46.6%
1924
−36.2%
1928
−30.9%
1932
+24.8%
1936
+15.8%
1940
−5.9%
1944
−15.3%
1948
−23.3%
1952
−45.9%
1956
−21.1%
1960
−20.5%
1964
−18.2%
1968
−41.0%
1972
−47.4%
1976
−20.6%
1980
−45.0%
1984
−50.4%
1988
−34.1%
1992
−25.0%
1996
−40.9%
2000
−73.9%
2004
−68.2%
2008
−57.2%
2012
−64.6%
2016
−71.9%
2020
−71.8%
2024
−75.2%
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
11.8%Harris131
87.1%Trump963
0.5%Kennedy6 +2
R+75.2
R+3.4
R+73.8
1,106
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.1%963
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.8%131
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent0.5%6
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%5
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%1
R
13.6%Biden154
85.4%Trump970
1.1%Jorgensen12
R+71.8
D+0.1
R+76.3
1,136
R
12.1%Clinton127
84.0%Trump884
3.7%Johnson39
R+71.9
R+7.3
R+74.0
1,053
R
16.6%Obama170
81.1%Romney833
2.3%GRAY24
R+64.6
R+7.3
R+68.4
1,027
R
20.0%Obama208
77.3%McCain802
2.7%
R+57.2
D+11.0
R+64.5
1,038
R
15.0%Kerry154
83.2%Bush856
1.8%
R+68.2
D+5.7
R+65.8
1,029
R
11.4%Gore115
85.3%Bush860
2.1%Nader21
R+73.9
R+33.0
R+74.4
1,008
R
22.6%Clinton236
63.4%Dole663
13.1%Perot137
R+40.9
R+15.9
R+49.4
1,045
R
22.3%Clinton258
47.3%Bush547
29.4%Perot340
R+25.0
D+9.1
R+30.6
1,156
R
32.1%Dukakis395
66.2%Bush815
1.8%
R+34.1
D+16.3
R+26.4
1,232
R
24.2%Mondale346
74.6%Reagan1,066
1.2%
R+50.4
R+5.4
R+32.2
1,429
R
23.3%Carter336
68.3%Reagan985
8.5%
R+45.0
R+24.4
R+35.2
1,443
R
34.7%Carter429
55.3%Ford683
10.0%
R+20.6
D+26.8
R+22.6
1,235
R
21.9%McGovern267
69.4%Nixon844
8.7%
R+47.4
R+6.4
R+24.3
1,217
R
24.0%Humphrey258
65.0%Nixon699
11.1%
R+41.0
R+22.8
R+40.3
1,076
R
40.9%Johnson449
59.1%Goldwater649
0.1%
R+18.2
D+2.3
R+40.8
1,099
R
39.6%Kennedy438
60.2%Nixon665
0.2%
R+20.5
D+0.6
R+20.7
1,105
R
39.4%Stevenson456
60.6%Eisenhower700
0.0%
R+21.1
D+24.8
R+5.7
1,156
R
26.8%Stevenson327
72.7%Eisenhower888
0.6%
R+45.9
R+22.6
R+35.2
1,222
R
36.8%Truman480
60.2%Dewey784
3.0%
R+23.3
R+8.0
R+27.8
1,303
R
41.9%Roosevelt476
57.2%Dewey650
1.0%
R+15.3
R+9.4
R+22.8
1,137
R
46.3%Roosevelt561
52.2%Willkie633
1.5%
R+5.9
R+21.7
R+15.9
1,212
D
56.2%Roosevelt758
40.4%Landon545
3.4%
D+15.8
R+9.0
R+8.5
1,349
D
60.3%Roosevelt875
35.5%Hoover515
4.1%
D+24.8
D+55.7
D+7.0
1,450
R
34.2%Smith410
65.1%Hoover780
0.8%
R+30.9
D+5.3
R+13.4
1,199
R
12.5%Davis123
48.7%Coolidge480
38.5%La Follette380
R+36.2
D+10.4
R+11.0
986
R
24.6%Cox330
71.3%Harding955
4.1%
R+46.6
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R+20.5
1,340
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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
18.5%205
79.8%886
1,110
2020
R
15.8%180
84.2%957
1,137
2018
R
20.9%203
76.9%748
973
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Powder River County, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
1,299
2018
1,285
2020
1,325
2022
1,284
2024
1,250
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+17 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +68 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,000 in average income, against $57,938 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
Domestic migration in Powder River County, MT in Powder River County, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+20
2012
+27
2013
+12
2014
+28
2015
−6
2016
−18
2017
−4
2018
−31
2019
−44
2021
+20
2022
+25
2023
+15
2024
+7
2025
+17
Powder River County covers nearly 3,300 square miles of eastern Montana rangeland and recorded one of the widest presidential margins in the state in 2024, reflecting a sparse, agriculture-dependent electorate where Republican candidates have dominated for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 75.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.2 points.
A population of 1,815, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,045 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Petroleum County and Lake 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.
How did Powder River County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Powder River County, Montana voted Republican by 75.2 points (R+75.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,106 votes cast, 131 went Democratic and 963 went Republican.
When did Powder River County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Powder River County, Montana voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Powder River County, Montana?
Powder River County, Montana has a population of 1,815 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Powder River County, Montana?
Median household income in Powder River County, Montana is $67,045 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Powder River County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Powder River County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
