† 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
2 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
GroupHelenaMontanaUnited States
German24.1%22.9%12.5%
Irish15.9%13.5%9.4%
English15.4%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian6.7%7.5%—
American5.3%5.4%5.3%
Swedish3.6%1.4%—
Italian3.3%3.2%4.8%
French3.1%—1.6%
Mexican2.4%2.9%11.3%
Spanish0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.2%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Blackfeet0.2%1.0%—
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.2%——
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
Helena
Montana
United States
Median age
42.2
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.2%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Helena
Montana
United States
Median household income
$77,494
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.5%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.5%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Helena
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.7%
4.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Helena
Montana
United States
Catholic
11.8%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.7%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.1%
65.3%
51.5%
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.
Helena, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+1.5%
1896
+57.5%
1900
+16.9%
1904
−17.4%
1908
+3.7%
1912
+13.1%
1916
+14.7%
1920
−24.5%
1924
−19.4%
1928
−13.6%
1932
+15.0%
1936
+31.3%
1940
+9.4%
1944
+0.5%
1948
−5.2%
1952
−26.6%
1956
−29.1%
1960
−8.9%
1964
+9.0%
1968
−18.4%
1972
−27.5%
1976
−11.6%
1980
−26.2%
1984
−23.3%
1988
+2.1%
1992
+5.1%
1996
−1.9%
2000
−20.9%
2004
−15.6%
2008
+3.2%
2012
−7.1%
2016
−10.9%
2020
−8.6%
2024
−11.3%
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
42.6%Harris19,970
53.9%Trump25,249
2.2%Kennedy1,036 +2
R+11.3
R+2.6
R+9.8
46,833
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican53.9%25,249
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic42.6%19,970
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent2.2%1,036
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%362
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%216
R
44.4%Biden20,578
53.0%Trump24,582
2.6%
R+8.6
D+2.3
R+13.1
46,362
R
39.2%Clinton15,051
50.1%Trump19,243
10.8%
R+10.9
R+3.8
R+13.0
38,429
R
45.1%Obama16,384
52.2%Romney18,955
2.7%
R+7.1
R+10.2
R+10.9
36,329
D
50.4%Obama17,971
47.2%McCain16,841
2.4%
D+3.2
D+18.8
R+4.1
35,680
R
41.2%Kerry13,250
56.7%Bush18,272
2.1%
R+15.6
D+5.3
R+13.1
32,199
R
35.6%Gore10,444
56.5%Bush16,579
7.9%
R+20.9
R+19.0
R+21.4
29,343
R
42.6%Clinton12,138
44.5%Dole12,694
12.9%
R+1.9
R+7.0
R+10.5
28,513
D
41.4%Clinton11,608
36.3%Bush10,181
22.2%
D+5.1
D+3.0
R+0.5
28,021
D
50.1%Dukakis12,524
48.0%Bush12,000
2.0%
D+2.1
D+25.4
D+9.8
25,017
R
37.7%Mondale9,226
61.0%Reagan14,914
1.3%
R+23.3
D+2.9
R+5.0
24,456
R
31.7%Carter7,216
57.9%Reagan13,180
10.4%
R+26.2
R+14.6
R+16.4
22,776
R
43.6%Carter8,675
55.1%Ford10,975
1.3%
R+11.6
D+16.0
R+13.6
19,906
R
34.7%McGovern6,492
62.2%Nixon11,635
3.0%
R+27.5
R+9.1
R+4.4
18,692
R
37.9%Humphrey5,818
56.3%Nixon8,650
5.8%
R+18.4
R+27.4
R+17.8
15,351
D
54.4%Johnson8,101
45.4%Goldwater6,764
0.2%
D+9.0
D+17.9
R+13.6
14,891
R
45.5%Kennedy6,639
54.4%Nixon7,940
0.1%
R+8.9
D+20.2
R+9.1
14,596
R
35.4%Stevenson4,846
64.6%Eisenhower8,828
0.0%
R+29.1
R+2.5
R+13.7
13,674
R
36.6%Stevenson4,998
63.2%Eisenhower8,625
0.1%
R+26.6
R+21.4
R+15.8
13,643
R
46.2%Truman5,281
51.4%Dewey5,878
2.5%
R+5.2
R+5.7
R+9.7
11,442
D
50.0%Roosevelt5,295
49.5%Dewey5,242
0.4%
D+0.5
R+8.9
R+7.0
10,581
D
54.2%Roosevelt6,668
44.9%Willkie5,517
0.9%
D+9.4
R+22.0
R+0.6
12,296
D
64.8%Roosevelt6,685
33.5%Landon3,453
1.8%
D+31.3
D+16.3
D+7.0
10,322
D
56.4%Roosevelt5,702
41.4%Hoover4,183
2.3%
D+15.0
D+28.6
R+2.8
10,115
R
43.0%Smith3,941
56.6%Hoover5,184
0.4%
R+13.6
D+5.9
D+3.9
9,159
R
28.4%Davis2,355
47.9%Coolidge3,964
23.7%
R+19.4
D+5.1
D+5.8
8,283
R
36.5%Cox3,035
61.0%Harding5,071
2.5%
R+24.5
R+39.2
D+1.7
8,317
D
56.0%Wilson5,437
41.3%Hughes4,007
2.7%
D+14.7
D+1.7
D+11.6
9,708
O
37.1%Wilson1,956
24.1%Taft1,267
38.8%
Roosevelt +1.7
D+9.3
R+6.5
5,268
D
48.3%Bryan2,557
44.6%Taft2,359
7.1%
D+3.7
D+21.2
D+13.3
5,291
R
35.6%Parker1,946
53.0%Roosevelt2,897
11.3%
R+17.4
R+34.3
D+2.3
5,461
D
57.9%Bryan3,335
41.0%McKinley2,361
1.1%
D+16.9
R+40.6
D+24.5
5,762
D
78.5%Bryan3,939
21.1%McKinley1,057
0.4%
D+57.5
D+56.0
D+63.5
5,016
D
39.6%Cleveland2,093
38.1%Harrison2,014
22.2%
D+1.5
—
R+0.2
5,280
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Helena
Year
Total registered
2016
49,558
2018
51,430
2020
55,220
2022
57,055
2024
59,932
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+479 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +10,808 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Helena in Helena: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+532
2012
+301
2013
+110
2014
+268
2015
+420
2016
+539
2017
+966
2018
+860
2019
+895
2021
+1,877
2022
+1,643
2023
+1,399
2024
+519
2025
+479
Anchored by Lewis and Clark County, the Helena media market blends a government-worker electorate with surrounding rural ranching precincts, producing margins that often run closer than Montana's statewide Republican lean suggests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.5 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 29.1 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.3 points.
A population of 81,132, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,494 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Missoula and Butte-Bozeman.
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In 2024, Helena, Montana voted Republican by 11.3 points (R+11.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,833 votes cast, 19,970 went Democratic and 25,249 went Republican.
When did Helena, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Helena, Montana voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Helena, Montana?
Helena, Montana has a population of 81,132 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Helena, Montana?
Median household income in Helena, Montana is $77,494 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Helena, Montana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Helena, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
