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

County record · fips 30057 · Montana

MadisonMT

Republican ×21 since 1944reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the Montana and national vote
2024 result
R+46.4
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
8–26
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
20/34
59% of its elections
Closest election
1892
R+2.3
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+70.1 ptsDemocrats
1932+60.4 ptsDemocrats
1900-56.3 ptsRepublicans
1920-44.5 ptsRepublicans
1952-32.5 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
9,223
College (BA+)
33%
Median income
$75,250
2024 dollars
Non-white
10%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
31%

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

Neighbouring counties

Fremont, ID · Beaverhead, MT · Gallatin, MT · Jefferson, MT · Silver Bow, MT