Montana
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rep Trump | Harris 231,906 38.5% | Trump 352,079 58.4% | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 11,825 · 2.0% | 120,173 19.9 pts | R +3.6 since 2020 |
| 2020 | Rep Trump | Biden 244,786 40.5% | Trump 343,602 56.9% | Jo Jorgensen 15,252 · 2.5% | 98,816 16.4 pts | D +4.2 since 2016 |
| 2016 | Rep Trump | Clinton 177,709 35.9% | Trump 279,240 56.5% | Gary Johnson 28,037 · 5.7% Jill Stein 7,970 · 1.6% | 101,531 20.5 pts | R +6.9 since 2012 |
| 2012 | Rep Romney | Obama 201,839 41.7% | Romney 267,928 55.4% | Gary Johnson 14,165 · 2.9% | 66,089 13.7 pts | R +11.4 since 2008 |
| 2008 | Rep McCain | Obama 231,667 47.3% | McCain 242,763 49.5% | Ron Paul 10,638 · 2.2% | 11,096 2.3 pts | D +18.2 since 2004 |
| 2004 | Rep Bush | Kerry 173,710 38.6% | Bush 266,063 59.1% | Ralph Nader 6,168 · 1.4% | 92,353 20.5 pts | D +4.6 since 2000 |
| 2000 | Rep Bush | Gore 137,126 33.4% | Bush 240,178 58.4% | Ralph Nader 24,437 · 5.9% Pat Buchanan 5,697 · 1.4% | 103,052 25.1 pts | R +22.2 since 1996 |
| 1996 | Rep Dole | Clinton 167,922 41.3% | Dole 179,652 44.1% | Ross Perot 55,229 · 13.6% | 11,730 2.9 pts | R +5.4 since 1992 |
| 1992 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 154,507 37.6% | Bush 144,207 35.1% | Ross Perot 107,225 · 26.1% | 10,300 2.5 pts | D +8.4 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Rep Bush | Dukakis 168,936 46.2% | Bush 190,412 52.1% | Ron Paul 5,047 · 1.4% | 21,476 5.9 pts | D +16.4 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 146,742 38.2% | Reagan 232,450 60.5% | David Bergland 5,185 · 1.3% | 85,708 22.3 pts | D +2.1 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Rep Reagan | Carter 118,032 32.4% | Reagan 206,814 56.8% | John B. Anderson 29,281 · 8.0% Ed Clark 9,825 · 2.7% | 88,782 24.4 pts | R +17.0 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Rep Ford | Carter 149,259 45.4% | Ford 173,703 52.8% | Thomas J. Anderson 5,772 · 1.8% | 24,444 7.4 pts | D +12.6 since 1972 |
| 1972 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 120,197 37.8% | Nixon 183,976 57.9% | John G. Schmitz 13,430 · 4.2% | 63,779 20.1 pts | R +11.1 since 1968 |
| 19681 | Rep Nixon | Humphrey 114,1171 41.6% | Nixon 138,8351 50.6% | George Wallace 20,015 · 7.3%1 | 24,718 9.0 pts | R +27.4 since 1964 |
| 1964 | Dem Johnson | Johnson 164,246 58.9% | Goldwater 113,032 40.6% | None | 51,214 18.4 pts | D +20.9 since 1960 |
| 1960 | Rep Nixon | Kennedy 134,891 48.6% | Nixon 141,841 51.1% | None | 6,950 2.5 pts | D +11.8 since 1956 |
| 1956 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 116,238 42.9% | Eisenhower 154,933 57.1% | None | 38,695 14.3 pts | D +5.0 since 1952 |
| 1952 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 106,213 40.1% | Eisenhower 157,394 59.4% | None | 51,181 19.3 pts | R +29.3 since 1948 |
| 1948 | Dem Truman | Truman 119,071 53.1% | Dewey 96,770 43.1% | Henry A. Wallace 7,313 · 3.3% | 22,301 9.9 pts | D +0.6 since 1944 |
| 1944 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 112,556 54.3% | Dewey 93,163 44.9% | None | 19,393 9.4 pts | R +9.3 since 1940 |
| 1940 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 145,698 58.8% | Willkie 99,579 40.2% | None | 46,119 18.6 pts | R +23.1 since 1936 |
| 1936 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 159,690 69.3% | Landon 63,598 27.6% | William Lemke 5,549 · 2.4% | 96,092 41.7 pts | D +19.0 since 1932 |
| 1932 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 127,286 58.8% | Hoover 78,078 36.1% | Norman Thomas 7,891 · 3.6% | 49,208 22.7 pts | D +40.6 since 1928 |
| 1928 | Rep Hoover | Smith 78,578 40.5% | Hoover 113,300 58.4% | None | 34,722 17.9 pts | D +5.2 since 1924 |
| 19242,3 | Rep Coolidge | Davis 33,8052 19.4% | Coolidge 74,1382 42.5% | Robert M. La Follette 65,876 · 37.8%2 | 8,262 4.7 pts | D +6.0 since 1920 |
| 19204 | Rep Harding | Cox 57,3344 32.0% | Harding 109,4304 61.1% | Parley P. Christensen 12,204 · 6.8%4 | 52,096 29.1 pts | R +48.4 since 1916 |
| 19165 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 101,0635 56.9% | Hughes 66,7505 37.6% | Allan L. Benson 9,564 · 5.4%5 | 34,313 19.3 pts | D +7.5 since 1912 |
| 19126 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 27,9416 35.0% | Taft 18,5126 23.2% | Theodore Roosevelt 22,456 · 28.1%6 Eugene V. Debs 10,885 · 13.6%6 | 5,485 6.9 pts | D +16.2 since 1908 |
| 1908 | Rep Taft | Bryan 29,326 42.6% | Taft 32,333 47.0% | Eugene V. Debs 5,855 · 8.5% Eugene W. Chafin 827 · 1.2% | 3,007 4.4 pts | D +16.1 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Rep Roosevelt | Parker 21,773 33.8% | Roosevelt 34,932 54.2% | Eugene V. Debs 5,676 · 8.8% Thomas E. Watson 1,520 · 2.4% | 13,159 20.4 pts | R +38.9 since 1900 |
| 19007 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 37,1467 58.4% | McKinley 25,3737 39.9% | Eugene V. Debs 708 · 1.1%7 | 11,773 18.5 pts | R +43.1 since 1896 |
| 18968 | Dem Bryan | Bryan 42,1908 80.7% | McKinley 9,9988 19.1% | None | 32,192 61.6 pts | D +64.4 since 1892 |
| 18929 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 17,5819 39.7% | Harrison 18,8519 42.5% | James B. Weaver 7,334 · 16.5%9 John Bidwell 549 · 1.2%9 | 1,270 2.9 pts | First sourced year |
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 1968 The official table notes: Others 470: footnote 7, 'New Reform Party.'
- 1924 La Follette's figure is the official table's: farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- 1924 The official table notes: Farmer-Labor and Progressive vote combined (footnote 2).
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1916 The official table's state total (177,679) is 302 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1912 The official table's state total (79,910) is 84 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1900 The official table's state total (63,641) is 116 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 . How these figures were compiled
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