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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 30029 · Montana

FlatheadMT

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1896–2024 · 33 elections

The Long Record

33 elections against the Montana and national vote
2024 result
R+34.7
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
9–24
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/33
70% of its elections
Closest election
1916
D+1.1
this countyMontananational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1912+51.3 ptsDemocrats
1932+50.0 ptsDemocrats
1900-49.2 ptsRepublicans
1904-43.4 ptsRepublicans
1916-39.4 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
110,695
College (BA+)
37%
Median income
$73,925
2024 dollars
Non-white
10%
Rural
52%
Age 65+
21%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Glacier, MT · Lake, MT · Lewis and Clark, MT · Lincoln, MT · Missoula, MT · Pondera, MT · Powell, MT · Sanders, MT · Teton, MT