Richland County, Montana
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 5,309 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRECINCT 23PRECINCT 23 | 92 | 633 | 20 | 745 | 12.3% | 85.0% | R+72.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PRECINCT 08PRECINCT 08 | 105 | 523 | 18 | 646 | 16.3% | 81.0% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 12PRECINCT 12 | 86 | 545 | 13 | 644 | 13.4% | 84.6% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 03PRECINCT 03 | 103 | 421 | 13 | 537 | 19.2% | 78.4% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 09PRECINCT 09 | 46 | 383 | 14 | 443 | 10.4% | 86.5% | R+76.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 22PRECINCT 22 | 50 | 352 | 7 | 409 | 12.2% | 86.1% | R+73.8 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 02PRECINCT 02 | 62 | 310 | 15 | 387 | 16.0% | 80.1% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 05PRECINCT 05 | 49 | 313 | 8 | 370 | 13.2% | 84.6% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 04PRECINCT 04 | 50 | 284 | 2 | 336 | 14.9% | 84.5% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 01PRECINCT 01 | 55 | 202 | 8 | 265 | 20.8% | 76.2% | R+55.5 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 17PRECINCT 17 | 18 | 141 | 4 | 163 | 11.0% | 86.5% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 07APRECINCT 07A | 33 | 86 | 4 | 123 | 26.8% | 69.9% | R+43.1 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 07BPRECINCT 07B | 19 | 94 | 9 | 122 | 15.6% | 77.0% | R+61.5 |
| Precinct -PRECINCT 19PRECINCT 19 | 10 | 100 | 9 | 119 | 8.4% | 84.0% | R+75.6 |
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1916 | +21.6% |
| 1920 | −37.8% |
| 1924 | −37.1% |
| 1928 | −28.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +39.4% |
| 1940 | +16.4% |
| 1944 | +13.6% |
| 1948 | +11.0% |
| 1952 | −35.2% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | −12.5% |
| 1964 | +13.0% |
| 1968 | −24.5% |
| 1972 | −28.1% |
| 1976 | −5.3% |
| 1980 | −41.6% |
| 1984 | −46.7% |
| 1988 | −17.7% |
| 1992 | −6.7% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −45.6% |
| 2004 | −46.2% |
| 2008 | −43.9% |
| 2012 | −54.0% |
| 2016 | −66.5% |
| 2020 | −67.7% |
| 2024 | −68.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,048 |
| 2018 | 7,233 |
| 2020 | 7,668 |
| 2022 | 7,560 |
| 2024 | 7,686 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+259 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +222 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,961 in average income, against $91,121 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.9 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Richland County, MT itself (R+68.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Yellowstone County, MT21R+27.1
- Williams County, ND20R+67.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Yellowstone County, MT32
- Williams County, ND30
- Dawson County, MT20
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 | +342 |
| 2012 | +590 |
| 2013 | +319 |
| 2014 | +299 |
| 2015 | +281 |
| 2016 | −563 |
| 2017 | −429 |
| 2018 | −185 |
| 2019 | −78 |
| 2021 | −233 |
| 2022 | −173 |
| 2023 | −116 |
| 2024 | −91 |
| 2025 | +259 |
Richland County, anchored by the oil-patch city of Sidney, recorded an R+68 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already tilted heavily toward Republican candidates at the federal level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 68.0 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 68.0 points.
A population of 11,235, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,084 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fallon County and Crook County.
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Richland County, Montana. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/30083/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.