Richland County, Montana: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Republican peak: R+68 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,2352024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,0842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wibaux County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Richland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Richland 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 778 | 4,387 | 5,309 | ||
| R | 875 | 4,800 | 5,798 | ||
| R | 671 | 3,908 | 4,871 | ||
| R | 1,002 | 3,510 | 4,648 | ||
| R | 1,203 | 3,184 | 4,516 | ||
| R | 1,120 | 3,110 | 4,308 | ||
| R | 1,018 | 2,858 | 4,033 | ||
| R | 1,614 | 2,021 | 4,568 | ||
| R | 1,440 | 1,760 | 4,748 | ||
| R | 1,824 | 2,628 | 4,546 | ||
| R | 1,382 | 3,847 | 5,281 | ||
| R | 1,252 | 3,348 | 5,038 | ||
| R | 1,961 | 2,189 | 4,263 | ||
| R | 1,438 | 2,645 | 4,300 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 2,381 | 4,016 | ||
| D | 2,320 | 1,784 | 4,131 | ||
| R | 1,863 | 2,395 | 4,269 | ||
| R | 1,884 | 2,366 | 4,250 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 2,506 | 3,725 | ||
| D | 1,673 | 1,332 | 3,090 | ||
| D | 1,777 | 1,347 | 3,161 | ||
| D | 2,095 | 1,497 | 3,645 | ||
| D | 2,516 | 1,066 | 3,677 | ||
| D | 1,768 | 1,216 | 3,116 | ||
| R | 917 | 1,648 | 2,594 | ||
| R | 238 | 926 | 1,854 | ||
| R | 744 | 1,759 | 2,687 | ||
| D | 1,947 | 1,223 | 3,350 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.9%
American
11.4%
Irish
10.6%
English
6.4%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.2%
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: 38.4 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
$73,084
Richland County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Richland County$73,084
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Richland County ranks near the middle 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
6.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.0%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 11,235, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,084 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wibaux County and Williams County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richland County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richland County, Montana voted Republican by 68.0 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,309 votes cast, 778 went Democratic and 4,387 went Republican.
What is Richland County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Richland County, Montana in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 Richland County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richland County, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Richland County, Montana?
Richland County, Montana has a population of 11,235 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richland County, Montana?
Median household income in Richland County, Montana is $73,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Richland County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richland County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.