Montana — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionMontana · PresidentTrumpR+20.2
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 55.6% | 279,240 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 35.4% | 177,709 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.9% | 44,873 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+77.4 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+75.8 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+86.2 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+44.6 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+77.0 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+75.4 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+26.6 |
Montana results by county
56 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Donald Trump+2,210 | 3,35369.1% | 1,14323.6% | 3537.3% | 4,849 |
| Big Horn County | Hillary Clinton+241 | 1,85343.7% | 2,09449.4% | 2906.8% | 4,237 |
| Blaine County | Donald Trump+66 | 1,26847.2% | 1,20244.8% | 2148.0% | 2,684 |
| Broadwater County | Donald Trump+1,775 | 2,34874.9% | 57318.3% | 2126.8% | 3,133 |
| Carbon County | Donald Trump+1,920 | 3,74862.6% | 1,82830.5% | 4156.9% | 5,991 |
| Carter County | Donald Trump+608 | 67886.3% | 708.9% | 384.8% | 786 |
| Cascade County | Donald Trump+7,457 | 19,63256.8% | 12,17535.2% | 2,7648.0% | 34,571 |
| Chouteau County | Donald Trump+947 | 1,67964.5% | 73228.1% | 1927.4% | 2,603 |
| Custer County | Donald Trump+2,481 | 3,65770.5% | 1,17622.7% | 3526.8% | 5,185 |
| Daniels County | Donald Trump+562 | 73075.9% | 16817.5% | 646.7% | 962 |
| Dawson County | Donald Trump+2,533 | 3,32075.3% | 78717.8% | 3026.8% | 4,409 |
| Deer Lodge County | Hillary Clinton+295 | 1,76341.9% | 2,05848.9% | 3859.2% | 4,206 |
| Fallon County | Donald Trump+1,125 | 1,27986.2% | 15410.4% | 513.4% | 1,484 |
| Fergus County | Donald Trump+3,067 | 4,26973.1% | 1,20220.6% | 3696.3% | 5,840 |
| Flathead County | Donald Trump+16,947 | 30,24063.7% | 13,29328.0% | 3,9638.3% | 47,496 |
| Gallatin County | Hillary Clinton+444 | 23,80244.2% | 24,24645.1% | 5,77110.7% | 53,819 |
| Garfield County | Donald Trump+619 | 65390.9% | 344.7% | 314.3% | 718 |
| Glacier County | Hillary Clinton+1,501 | 1,62031.9% | 3,12161.5% | 3346.6% | 5,075 |
| Golden Valley County | Donald Trump+294 | 36577.0% | 7115.0% | 388.0% | 474 |
| Granite County | Donald Trump+720 | 1,19267.1% | 47226.6% | 1136.4% | 1,777 |
| Hill County | Donald Trump+1,107 | 3,47854.0% | 2,37136.8% | 5969.2% | 6,445 |
| Jefferson County | Donald Trump+2,179 | 4,17762.2% | 1,99829.8% | 5398.0% | 6,714 |
| Judith Basin County | Donald Trump+637 | 87272.2% | 23519.5% | 1018.4% | 1,208 |
| Lake County | Donald Trump+2,754 | 7,53057.1% | 4,77636.2% | 8756.6% | 13,181 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Donald Trump+2,417 | 16,89547.9% | 14,47841.0% | 3,92311.1% | 35,296 |
| Liberty County | Donald Trump+492 | 69872.6% | 20621.4% | 575.9% | 961 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+4,688 | 6,72972.1% | 2,04121.9% | 5606.0% | 9,330 |
| Madison County | Donald Trump+2,117 | 3,29769.5% | 1,18024.9% | 2665.6% | 4,743 |
| McCone County | Donald Trump+708 | 86278.7% | 15414.1% | 797.2% | 1,095 |
| Meagher County | Donald Trump+536 | 72974.6% | 19319.8% | 555.6% | 977 |
| Mineral County | Donald Trump+811 | 1,33066.1% | 51925.8% | 1638.1% | 2,012 |
| Missoula County | Hillary Clinton+9,293 | 22,25036.6% | 31,54351.9% | 6,92911.4% | 60,722 |
| Musselshell County | Donald Trump+1,635 | 1,96780.6% | 33213.6% | 1425.8% | 2,441 |
| Park County | Donald Trump+1,385 | 4,98053.2% | 3,59538.4% | 7848.4% | 9,359 |
| Petroleum County | Donald Trump+248 | 27886.3% | 309.3% | 144.3% | 322 |
| Phillips County | Donald Trump+1,405 | 1,72379.4% | 31814.6% | 1306.0% | 2,171 |
| Pondera County | Donald Trump+1,061 | 1,79966.1% | 73827.1% | 1866.8% | 2,723 |
| Powder River County | Donald Trump+757 | 88484.0% | 12712.1% | 424.0% | 1,053 |
| Powell County | Donald Trump+1,478 | 2,02972.6% | 55119.7% | 2147.7% | 2,794 |
| Prairie County | Donald Trump+456 | 55680.7% | 10014.5% | 334.8% | 689 |
| Ravalli County | Donald Trump+8,587 | 14,81065.7% | 6,22327.6% | 1,5236.8% | 22,556 |
| Richland County | Donald Trump+3,237 | 3,90880.2% | 67113.8% | 2926.0% | 4,871 |
| Roosevelt County | Donald Trump+237 | 1,79749.2% | 1,56042.7% | 2958.1% | 3,652 |
| Rosebud County | Donald Trump+1,266 | 2,25365.2% | 98728.6% | 2136.2% | 3,453 |
| Sanders County | Donald Trump+3,068 | 4,28672.0% | 1,21820.5% | 4497.5% | 5,953 |
| Sheridan County | Donald Trump+764 | 1,24167.6% | 47726.0% | 1176.4% | 1,835 |
| Silver Bow County | Hillary Clinton+2,243 | 6,37638.8% | 8,61952.4% | 1,4578.9% | 16,452 |
| Stillwater County | Donald Trump+2,753 | 3,66175.1% | 90818.6% | 3046.2% | 4,873 |
| Sweet Grass County | Donald Trump+1,193 | 1,59575.7% | 40219.1% | 1105.2% | 2,107 |
| Teton County | Donald Trump+1,362 | 2,17068.1% | 80825.3% | 2106.6% | 3,188 |
| Toole County | Donald Trump+1,095 | 1,49773.5% | 40219.7% | 1386.8% | 2,037 |
| Treasure County | Donald Trump+292 | 35179.2% | 5913.3% | 337.4% | 443 |
| Valley County | Donald Trump+1,812 | 2,69869.3% | 88622.8% | 3108.0% | 3,894 |
| Wheatland County | Donald Trump+523 | 70274.2% | 17918.9% | 656.9% | 946 |
| Wibaux County | Donald Trump+408 | 46385.6% | 5510.2% | 234.3% | 541 |
| Yellowstone County | Donald Trump+18,749 | 40,92058.1% | 22,17131.5% | 7,39510.5% | 70,486 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 2016MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.