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

County record · fips 30097 · Montana

Sweet GrassMT

Republican ×22 since 1940reported 1896–2024 · 33 elections

The Long Record

33 elections against the Montana and national vote
2024 result
R+54.6
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
3–30
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
19/33
58% of its elections
Closest election
1896
D+1.2
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+54.3 ptsDemocrats
1920-46.6 ptsRepublicans
1932+44.3 ptsDemocrats
1968-37.8 ptsRepublicans
1952-30.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
3,720
College (BA+)
24%
Median income
$77,000
2024 dollars
Non-white
9%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
26%

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

Neighbouring counties

Golden Valley, MT · Meagher, MT · Park, MT · Stillwater, MT · Wheatland, MT