Missouri River hub where ranching culture shapes a reliably conservative electorate
Cascade County anchors Montana's north-central plains, where an economy built on agriculture, military presence at Malmstrom Air Force Base, and energy production consistently produces Republican margins above the statewide average.
| Group | Great Falls, MT | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 86.4% | 57.4% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(6) | 4.0% | 0.9% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 3.8% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.7% | 4.0% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 1.3% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.8% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -38.8pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.1% | 53.3% | — | — | |
| 7.2% | 19.0% | — | — | |
| 5.7% | 15.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 4.8% | 12.6% | — | — |
| 4.5% | 11.8% | — | — | |
| 0.3% | 0.7% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 62.3% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Great Falls, MT metro area? 328,924 residents across 4 counties.
25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 8pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+9 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+6.6 | R+26.6 | 20.1pp |
| President vs Senate | R+22.3 | R+6.6 | 15.8pp |
| President vs Governor | R+22.3 | R+26.6 | 4.3pp |