† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
13 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGreat FallsMontanaUnited States
German21.0%22.9%12.5%
Irish10.7%13.5%9.4%
English10.1%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian8.3%7.5%—
American7.9%5.4%5.3%
Scottish2.4%2.6%1.3%
Italian2.4%3.2%4.8%
French1.7%—1.6%
Blackfeet5.1%1.0%—
Mexican2.6%2.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.2%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%0.3%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Median age
39
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.7%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Median household income
$62,811
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.7%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
1.5%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.7%
0.8%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Great Falls
Montana
United States
Catholic
14.8%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.3%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.5%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.3%
4.7%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Great Falls, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−7.4%
1896
+28.4%
1900
−4.5%
1904
−31.5%
1908
−11.7%
1912
+7.6%
1916
+25.7%
1920
−28.6%
1924
−21.3%
1928
−14.7%
1932
+29.1%
1936
+52.3%
1940
+30.0%
1944
+22.6%
1948
+24.5%
1952
−12.9%
1956
−5.7%
1960
+6.1%
1964
+23.7%
1968
−2.6%
1972
−18.3%
1976
−4.0%
1980
−27.9%
1984
−23.1%
1988
−6.4%
1992
+2.4%
1996
−1.9%
2000
−23.5%
2004
−20.8%
2008
−2.6%
2012
−13.6%
2016
−25.9%
2020
−24.2%
2024
−27.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.5%Harris27,321
62.2%Trump49,256
2.3%Kennedy1,804 +3
R+27.7
R+3.5
R+26.2
79,205
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.2%49,256
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.5%27,321
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent2.3%1,804
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%529
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%292
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
R
36.7%Biden30,470
60.8%Trump50,552
2.5%
R+24.2
D+1.7
R+28.6
83,136
R
33.2%Clinton24,396
59.1%Trump43,403
7.6%
R+25.9
R+12.3
R+28.0
73,400
R
41.7%Obama30,882
55.3%Romney40,924
3.0%
R+13.6
R+11.0
R+17.4
74,009
R
47.3%Obama35,741
49.9%McCain37,694
2.8%
R+2.6
D+18.2
R+9.9
75,548
R
38.6%Kerry28,350
59.3%Bush43,622
2.1%
R+20.8
D+2.7
R+18.3
73,531
R
35.5%Gore25,878
59.0%Bush42,984
5.5%
R+23.5
R+21.6
R+24.0
72,854
R
42.0%Clinton32,132
43.9%Dole33,579
14.0%
R+1.9
R+4.3
R+10.4
76,445
D
37.5%Clinton30,364
35.1%Bush28,415
27.3%
D+2.4
D+8.8
R+3.2
80,893
R
45.9%Dukakis34,460
52.3%Bush39,249
1.7%
R+6.4
D+16.7
D+1.3
75,014
R
37.9%Mondale30,377
61.0%Reagan48,902
1.1%
R+23.1
D+4.8
R+4.9
80,188
R
31.5%Carter24,682
59.3%Reagan46,536
9.2%
R+27.9
R+23.9
R+18.1
78,418
R
47.1%Carter34,451
51.0%Ford37,353
1.9%
R+4.0
D+14.3
R+6.0
73,179
R
38.2%McGovern28,337
56.5%Nixon41,881
5.3%
R+18.3
R+15.7
D+4.9
74,149
R
45.2%Humphrey30,547
47.8%Nixon32,305
7.1%
R+2.6
R+26.3
R+1.9
67,643
D
61.7%Johnson42,488
38.0%Goldwater26,181
0.3%
D+23.7
D+17.6
D+1.1
68,876
D
52.9%Kennedy37,213
46.9%Nixon32,936
0.2%
D+6.1
D+11.8
D+5.9
70,280
R
47.2%Stevenson31,702
52.8%Eisenhower35,534
0.0%
R+5.7
D+7.2
D+9.7
67,236
R
43.2%Stevenson28,970
56.2%Eisenhower37,629
0.6%
R+12.9
R+37.4
R+2.2
66,983
D
60.3%Truman34,661
35.9%Dewey20,603
3.8%
D+24.5
D+1.9
D+20.0
57,469
D
60.9%Roosevelt32,212
38.3%Dewey20,276
0.7%
D+22.6
R+7.4
D+15.1
52,883
D
64.5%Roosevelt41,022
34.5%Willkie21,942
1.0%
D+30.0
R+22.3
D+20.0
63,613
D
74.9%Roosevelt46,640
22.7%Landon14,105
2.4%
D+52.3
D+23.1
D+28.0
62,265
D
62.2%Roosevelt35,343
33.1%Hoover18,794
4.7%
D+29.1
D+43.9
D+11.3
56,823
R
42.2%Smith21,160
56.9%Hoover28,550
0.8%
R+14.7
D+6.5
D+2.7
50,134
R
20.2%Davis8,796
41.5%Coolidge18,047
38.2%
R+21.3
D+7.3
D+3.9
43,463
R
32.3%Cox15,355
60.9%Harding28,929
6.8%
R+28.6
R+54.3
R+2.4
47,496
D
59.8%Wilson26,303
34.1%Hughes15,006
6.1%
D+25.7
D+18.1
D+22.5
44,003
O
33.0%Wilson5,712
25.5%Taft4,405
41.5%
Roosevelt +8.5
D+19.3
R+12.0
17,307
R
39.9%Bryan4,754
51.6%Taft6,149
8.5%
R+11.7
D+19.8
R+2.2
11,914
R
30.7%Parker3,488
62.2%Roosevelt7,071
7.2%
R+31.5
R+27.0
R+11.8
11,377
R
47.1%Bryan4,797
51.6%McKinley5,259
1.3%
R+4.5
R+33.0
D+3.0
10,186
D
64.1%Bryan4,980
35.6%McKinley2,770
0.3%
D+28.4
D+35.9
D+34.5
7,775
R
42.0%Cleveland2,420
49.5%Harrison2,849
8.5%
R+7.4
—
R+9.1
5,760
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Great Falls
Year
Total registered
2016
106,792
2018
102,961
2020
104,738
2022
102,537
2024
107,284
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+551 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,811 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Great Falls in Great Falls: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−356
2012
−709
2013
−44
2014
−1,099
2015
−1,452
2016
−1,172
2017
−700
2018
−685
2019
−1,358
2021
+598
2022
+737
2023
+65
2024
−187
2025
+551
The Great Falls media market stretches across north-central Montana's wheat belt and Missouri River corridor, a region where commodity prices and public-land policy reliably outweigh urban concerns in shaping voter priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 31.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.7 points.
A population of 172,152, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,811 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Billings and Terre Haute.
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In 2024, Great Falls, Montana voted Republican by 27.7 points (R+27.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,205 votes cast, 27,321 went Democratic and 49,256 went Republican.
When did Great Falls, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Great Falls, Montana voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Great Falls, Montana?
Great Falls, Montana has a population of 172,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Great Falls, Montana?
Median household income in Great Falls, Montana is $62,811 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Great Falls, Montana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Great Falls, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
