Rosebud County, Montana: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,1652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,9142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sullivan County, IN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rosebud CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rosebud County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −53.6% |
| 1908 | −35.9% |
| 1912 | −6.8% |
| 1916 | +8.9% |
| 1920 | −41.6% |
| 1924 | −37.7% |
| 1928 | −19.3% |
| 1932 | +22.1% |
| 1936 | +28.4% |
| 1940 | +5.5% |
| 1944 | −1.7% |
| 1948 | −3.4% |
| 1952 | −36.4% |
| 1956 | −26.0% |
| 1960 | −16.0% |
| 1964 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | −22.7% |
| 1972 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | −4.2% |
| 1980 | −20.6% |
| 1984 | −11.2% |
| 1988 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | +13.8% |
| 1996 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | −12.6% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | −16.5% |
| 2016 | −36.7% |
| 2020 | −34.1% |
| 2024 | −37.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,095 | 2,466 | 3,693 | ||
| R | 1,199 | 2,486 | 3,773 | ||
| R | 987 | 2,253 | 3,453 | ||
| R | 1,422 | 2,004 | 3,523 | ||
| D | 1,919 | 1,768 | 3,810 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 1,982 | 3,585 | ||
| R | 1,394 | 1,826 | 3,423 | ||
| D | 1,681 | 1,413 | 3,683 | ||
| D | 1,669 | 1,130 | 3,918 | ||
| D | 1,869 | 1,822 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 1,920 | 2,413 | 4,402 | ||
| R | 1,167 | 1,875 | 3,443 | ||
| R | 1,413 | 1,538 | 3,006 | ||
| R | 777 | 1,486 | 2,350 | ||
| R | 711 | 1,190 | 2,109 | ||
| D | 1,212 | 1,105 | 2,321 | ||
| R | 1,002 | 1,386 | 2,399 | ||
| R | 890 | 1,516 | 2,406 | ||
| R | 805 | 1,734 | 2,553 | ||
| R | 1,031 | 1,106 | 2,181 | ||
| R | 1,114 | 1,154 | 2,301 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 1,252 | 2,677 | ||
| D | 1,624 | 866 | 2,670 | ||
| D | 1,646 | 1,027 | 2,804 | ||
| R | 1,025 | 1,519 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 259 | 1,115 | 2,270 | ||
| R | 873 | 2,239 | 3,282 | ||
| D | 1,608 | 1,337 | 3,042 | ||
| O | 313 | 392 | 1,156 | ||
| R | 235 | 515 | 780 | ||
| R | 134 | 460 | 608 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.9%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.6%
American
6.8%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.2%
Italian
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.0 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
$49,914
Rosebud County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Rosebud County$49,914
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Rosebud 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
24.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1837.8%
Working age (18–64)18.7%
Seniors (65+)24.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.4%
speak English only
Other languages5.1%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Spanish1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rosebud County stretches across southeastern Montana's arid grasslands, blending ranching communities with a substantial Native American population — a demographic split that has historically produced varied turnout patterns even as countywide margins run heavily Republican.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-seven points.
A median household income of $49,914, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,165 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sullivan County and Bond County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rosebud County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rosebud County, Montana voted Republican by 37.1 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,693 votes cast, 1,095 went Democratic and 2,466 went Republican.
What is Rosebud County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Rosebud County, Montana in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 9 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Rosebud County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rosebud County, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Rosebud County, Montana?
Rosebud County, Montana has a population of 8,165 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rosebud County, Montana?
Median household income in Rosebud County, Montana is $49,914 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Rosebud County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rosebud County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.