Wibaux County, Montana: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Republican peak: R+75 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,1932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Richland County, MT · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wibaux CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wibaux 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 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −48.6% |
| 1924 | −35.6% |
| 1928 | −13.0% |
| 1932 | +28.2% |
| 1936 | +36.9% |
| 1940 | +11.0% |
| 1944 | −0.8% |
| 1948 | +5.5% |
| 1952 | −26.2% |
| 1956 | −5.0% |
| 1960 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −14.5% |
| 1972 | −15.2% |
| 1976 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | −31.6% |
| 1984 | −31.8% |
| 1988 | −15.9% |
| 1992 | −6.4% |
| 1996 | −14.2% |
| 2000 | −47.9% |
| 2004 | −47.0% |
| 2008 | −41.5% |
| 2012 | −59.4% |
| 2016 | −75.4% |
| 2020 | −73.4% |
| 2024 | −71.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 71 | 463 | 546 | ||
| R | 77 | 516 | 598 | ||
| R | 55 | 463 | 541 | ||
| R | 98 | 421 | 544 | ||
| R | 146 | 379 | 561 | ||
| R | 144 | 407 | 560 | ||
| R | 121 | 369 | 518 | ||
| R | 197 | 284 | 613 | ||
| R | 195 | 234 | 607 | ||
| R | 258 | 358 | 629 | ||
| R | 216 | 423 | 651 | ||
| R | 219 | 450 | 731 | ||
| D | 352 | 308 | 691 | ||
| R | 283 | 390 | 703 | ||
| R | 252 | 347 | 655 | ||
| D | 427 | 308 | 737 | ||
| D | 419 | 387 | 806 | ||
| R | 390 | 431 | 821 | ||
| R | 324 | 556 | 885 | ||
| D | 471 | 421 | 905 | ||
| R | 425 | 432 | 859 | ||
| D | 576 | 461 | 1,043 | ||
| D | 790 | 362 | 1,161 | ||
| D | 798 | 445 | 1,252 | ||
| R | 448 | 583 | 1,036 | ||
| R | 189 | 505 | 887 | ||
| R | 223 | 692 | 966 | ||
| D | 585 | 466 | 1,106 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.8%
Irish
12.5%
English
11.4%
American
8.5%
Polish
5.2%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 41.0 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
$67,462
Wibaux County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wibaux County$67,462
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Wibaux 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
15.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.6%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wibaux sits in Montana's eastern plains near the North Dakota border, with a cattle-ranching economy and a population under 1,100. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+71.8 ranks among the widest in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A population of 1,193, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,462 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richland County and Williams County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wibaux County, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wibaux County, Montana voted Republican by 71.8 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 546 votes cast, 71 went Democratic and 463 went Republican.
What is Wibaux County, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Wibaux County, Montana in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 8 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wibaux County, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wibaux County, Montana voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wibaux County, Montana?
Wibaux County, Montana has a population of 1,193 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wibaux County, Montana?
Median household income in Wibaux County, Montana is $67,462 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Wibaux County, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wibaux County, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.