Powell County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
13 precincts · 3,282 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRECINCT #7.78PRECINCT #7.78 | 109 | 295 | 11 | 415 | 26.3% | 71.1% | R+44.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PRECINCT #6.78PRECINCT #6.78 | 104 | 264 | 16 | 384 | 27.1% | 68.8% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #4.78PRECINCT #4.78 | 82 | 291 | 9 | 382 | 21.5% | 76.2% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #5.78PRECINCT #5.78 | 115 | 244 | 17 | 376 | 30.6% | 64.9% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #3.78PRECINCT #3.78 | 60 | 301 | 11 | 372 | 16.1% | 80.9% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #8.80PRECINCT #8.80 | 46 | 188 | 8 | 242 | 19.0% | 77.7% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #14.80PRECINCT #14.80 | 50 | 153 | 5 | 208 | 24.0% | 73.6% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #12.80PRECINCT #12.80 | 38 | 145 | 9 | 192 | 19.8% | 75.5% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #1.80PRECINCT #1.80 | 17 | 146 | 4 | 167 | 10.2% | 87.4% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #16.78PRECINCT #16.78 | 36 | 120 | 9 | 165 | 21.8% | 72.7% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #2.80PRECINCT #2.80 | 30 | 104 | 5 | 139 | 21.6% | 74.8% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #10.80PRECINCT #10.80 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 127 | 8.7% | 91.3% | R+82.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT #11.80PRECINCT #11.80 | 12 | 99 | 2 | 113 | 10.6% | 87.6% | R+77.0 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | −25.1% |
| 1908 | −3.2% |
| 1912 | +14.5% |
| 1916 | +17.0% |
| 1920 | −23.7% |
| 1924 | −17.4% |
| 1928 | −20.5% |
| 1932 | +28.0% |
| 1936 | +43.3% |
| 1940 | +22.4% |
| 1944 | +16.1% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −16.3% |
| 1956 | −16.2% |
| 1960 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | +24.9% |
| 1968 | −3.5% |
| 1972 | −23.2% |
| 1976 | −10.4% |
| 1980 | −29.6% |
| 1984 | −26.9% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | −2.3% |
| 1996 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | −47.1% |
| 2004 | −43.5% |
| 2008 | −23.5% |
| 2012 | −33.1% |
| 2016 | −52.9% |
| 2020 | −50.4% |
| 2024 | −53.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,538 |
| 2018 | 3,629 |
| 2020 | 3,871 |
| 2022 | 3,958 |
| 2024 | 4,218 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+74 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +483 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,320 in average income, against $82,149 for residents who stayed — 28% 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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +81 |
| 2012 | +5 |
| 2013 | −89 |
| 2014 | −49 |
| 2015 | −62 |
| 2016 | +68 |
| 2017 | −24 |
| 2018 | +169 |
| 2019 | −37 |
| 2021 | +119 |
| 2022 | +86 |
| 2023 | +98 |
| 2024 | +44 |
| 2025 | +74 |
Powell County's electorate has voted Republican by landslide margins for decades, shaped by a sparse, rural population centered on Deer Lodge, home to the Montana State Prison and little other economic anchor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 53.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.5 points.
A population of 7,053, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,923 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Broadwater County and Madison County.
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Powell County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30077/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.