One of the Mountain West's most Republican-leaning metros
Anchored by Flathead County in northwestern Montana, the Kalispell metro delivered a 42-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the region's combination of rural ranching economy and steady in-migration from other western states.
| Group | Kalispell, MT | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.9% | 57.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.5% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 2.5% | 19.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(8) | 1.3% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.2% | 12.2% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -54.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.2% | 63.5% | — | — | |
| 5.3% | 15.3% | — | — | |
| 4.7% | 13.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 3.6% | 10.4% | — | — |
| 2.7% | 7.6% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 65.1% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Kalispell, MT metro area? 366,519 residents across 4 counties.
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+23.5 | R+34.1 | 10.6pp |
| President vs Senate | R+33.8 | R+23.5 | 10.3pp |
| President vs Governor | R+33.8 | R+34.1 | 0.3pp |