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

County record · fips 30049 · Montana

Lewis and ClarkMT

Republican ×4 since 2012reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the Montana and national vote
2024 result
R+5.9
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
14–20
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
24/34
71% of its elections
Closest election
1996
R+0.6
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
1896+56.5 ptsDemocrats
1900-43.7 ptsRepublicans
1920-40.7 ptsRepublicans
1904-38.5 ptsRepublicans
1968-29.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
73,464
College (BA+)
43%
Median income
$78,237
2024 dollars
Non-white
11%
Rural
26%
Age 65+
20%

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

Neighbouring counties

Broadwater, MT · Cascade, MT · Flathead, MT · Jefferson, MT · Meagher, MT · Powell, MT · Teton, MT