Montana (MT) — Statewide

Montana (MT) — Statewide

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Montana (MT) — Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)D Cand.R Cand.State MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSourceEVs
189217,690(40.3%)18,871(43.0%)(39.8%, 42.4%, 16.5%)Grover ClevelandBenjamin HarrisonR+2.7D+3.0R+5.744,461Wikipedia3
189642,628(79.9%)(Δ 24,938)10,509(19.7%)(Δ -8,362)(79.9%, 19.7%, 0.4%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+60.2(Δ D+62.9)R+4.3(Δ R+7.3)D+64.5(Δ D+70.2)53,330(Δ 8,869)Wikipedia3
190037,311(59.2%)(Δ -5,317)25,409(40.3%)(Δ 14,900)(58.4%, 39.8%, 0.5%)William Jennings BryanWilliam McKinleyD+18.6(Δ R+41.6)R+6.1(Δ R+1.8)D+24.8(Δ R+39.8)63,856(Δ 10,526)Wikipedia3
190421,773(34.9%)(Δ -15,538)34,932(56.0%)(Δ 9,523)(33.8%, 54.2%, 8.8%)Alton B. ParkerTheodore RooseveltR+20.4(Δ R+39.1)R+18.8(Δ R+12.7)R+1.6(Δ R+26.4)64,444(Δ 588)Wikipedia3
190829,326(43.4%)(Δ 7,553)32,333(47.9%)(Δ -2,599)(42.6%, 47.0%, 8.5%)William Jennings BryanWilliam Howard TaftR+4.4(Δ D+16.1)R+8.5(Δ D+10.3)D+4.2(Δ D+5.7)68,822(Δ 4,378)Wikipedia3
191227,941(40.5%)(Δ -1,385)22,456(32.6%)(Δ -9,877)(35.0%, 28.1%, 23.2%)Woodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltD+6.9(Δ D+11.2)D+14.4(Δ D+23.0)R+7.6(Δ R+11.7)79,826(Δ 11,004)Wikipedia4
1916101,063(57.0%)(Δ 73,122)66,750(37.6%)(Δ 44,294)(56.9%, 37.6%, 5.4%)Woodrow WilsonCharles Evans HughesD+19.3(Δ D+12.4)D+3.1(Δ R+11.3)D+16.2(Δ D+23.8)177,679(Δ 97,853)Wikipedia4
192057,372(32.1%)(Δ -43,691)109,430(61.1%)(Δ 42,680)(32.1%, 61.1%, 6.8%)James M. CoxWarren G. HardingR+29.1(Δ R+48.4)R+26.2(Δ R+29.3)R+2.9(Δ R+19.1)179,006(Δ 1,327)Wikipedia4
192433,805(19.4%)(Δ -23,567)74,138(42.6%)(Δ -35,292)(19.4%, 42.5%, 37.9%)John W. DavisCalvin CoolidgeR+23.1(Δ D+6.0)R+25.2(Δ D+1.0)D+2.1(Δ D+5.0)174,423(Δ -4,583)Wikipedia4
192878,578(40.6%)(Δ 44,773)113,300(58.5%)(Δ 39,162)(40.5%, 58.4%, 0.9%)Al SmithHerbert HooverR+17.9(Δ D+5.2)R+17.4(Δ D+7.8)R+0.5(Δ R+2.6)194,108(Δ 19,685)Wikipedia4
1932127,286(59.7%)(Δ 48,708)78,078(36.6%)(Δ -35,222)(58.8%, 36.1%, 3.6%)Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert HooverD+22.7(Δ D+40.6)D+17.8(Δ D+35.2)D+5.0(Δ D+5.4)216,479(Δ 22,371)Wikipedia4
1936159,690(69.8%)(Δ 32,404)63,598(27.8%)(Δ -14,480)(69.3%, 27.6%, 2.4%)Franklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonD+41.7(Δ D+19.0)D+24.3(Δ D+6.5)D+17.4(Δ D+12.5)230,512(Δ 14,033)Wikipedia4
1940145,698(59.1%)(Δ -13,992)99,579(40.4%)(Δ 35,981)(58.8%, 40.2%, 0.6%)Franklin D. RooseveltWendell WillkieD+18.6(Δ R+23.1)D+10.0(Δ R+14.3)D+8.7(Δ R+8.8)247,873(Δ 17,361)Wikipedia4
1944112,556(54.4%)(Δ -33,142)93,163(45.0%)(Δ -6,416)(54.3%, 44.9%, 0.6%)Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. DeweyD+9.4(Δ R+9.3)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+1.9(Δ R+6.8)207,355(Δ -40,518)Wikipedia4
1948119,071(53.4%)(Δ 6,515)96,770(43.4%)(Δ 3,607)(53.1%, 43.1%, 3.3%)Harry S. TrumanThomas E. DeweyD+9.9(Δ D+0.6)D+4.5(Δ R+3.0)D+5.5(Δ D+3.6)224,278(Δ 16,923)Wikipedia4
1952106,213(40.2%)(Δ -12,858)157,394(59.5%)(Δ 60,624)(40.1%, 59.4%, 0.3%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+19.3(Δ R+29.3)R+10.9(Δ R+15.3)R+8.5(Δ R+13.9)265,037(Δ 40,759)Wikipedia4
1956116,238(42.9%)(Δ 10,025)154,933(57.1%)(Δ -2,461)(42.9%, 57.1%, 0.0%)Adlai StevensonDwight D. EisenhowerR+14.3(Δ D+5.0)R+15.4(Δ R+4.5)D+1.1(Δ D+9.6)271,171(Δ 6,134)Wikipedia4
1960134,891(48.7%)(Δ 18,653)141,841(51.3%)(Δ -13,092)(48.6%, 51.1%, 0.0%)John F. KennedyRichard NixonR+2.5(Δ D+11.8)D+0.2(Δ D+15.6)R+2.7(Δ R+3.8)277,579(Δ 6,408)Wikipedia4
1964164,246(59.2%)(Δ 29,355)113,032(40.8%)(Δ -28,809)(58.9%, 40.6%, 0.0%)Lyndon B. JohnsonBarry GoldwaterD+18.4(Δ D+20.9)D+22.6(Δ D+22.4)R+4.2(Δ R+1.5)278,628(Δ 1,049)Wikipedia4
1968114,117(41.8%)(Δ -50,129)138,835(50.9%)(Δ 25,803)(41.6%, 50.6%, 7.3%)Hubert HumphreyRichard NixonR+9.0(Δ R+27.4)R+0.7(Δ R+23.3)R+8.3(Δ R+4.1)274,404(Δ -4,224)Wikipedia4
1972120,197(37.8%)(Δ 6,080)183,976(57.9%)(Δ 45,141)(37.8%, 57.9%, 4.2%)George McGovernRichard NixonR+20.1(Δ R+11.1)R+23.1(Δ R+22.4)D+3.1(Δ D+11.4)317,603(Δ 43,199)Wikipedia4
1976149,259(46.2%)(Δ 29,062)173,703(53.8%)(Δ -10,273)(45.4%, 52.8%, 0.0%)Jimmy CarterGerald FordR+7.4(Δ D+12.6)D+2.1(Δ D+25.2)R+9.5(Δ R+12.6)328,734(Δ 11,131)Wikipedia4
1980118,032(33.3%)(Δ -31,227)206,814(58.4%)(Δ 33,111)(32.4%, 56.8%, 8.0%)Jimmy CarterRonald ReaganR+24.4(Δ R+17.0)R+9.7(Δ R+11.8)R+14.7(Δ R+5.2)363,952(Δ 35,218)Wikipedia4
1984146,742(38.2%)(Δ 28,710)232,450(60.5%)(Δ 25,636)(38.2%, 60.5%, 1.3%)Walter MondaleRonald ReaganR+22.3(Δ D+2.1)R+18.2(Δ R+8.5)R+4.1(Δ D+10.6)384,377(Δ 20,425)Wikipedia4
1988168,936(46.4%)(Δ 22,194)190,412(52.3%)(Δ -42,038)(46.2%, 52.1%, 1.4%)Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. BushR+5.9(Δ D+16.4)R+7.7(Δ D+10.5)D+1.9(Δ D+5.9)365,674(Δ -18,703)Wikipedia4
1992154,507(38.1%)(Δ -14,429)144,207(35.5%)(Δ -46,205)(37.6%, 35.1%, 26.1%)Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. BushD+2.5(Δ D+8.4)D+5.6(Δ D+13.3)R+3.1(Δ R+4.9)410,611(Δ 44,937)Wikipedia3
1996167,922(41.7%)(Δ 13,415)179,652(44.6%)(Δ 35,445)(41.2%, 44.1%, 13.6%)Bill ClintonBob DoleR+2.9(Δ R+5.4)D+8.5(Δ D+3.0)R+11.4(Δ R+8.4)407,261(Δ -3,350)Wikipedia3
2000137,126(34.1%)(Δ -30,796)240,178(59.8%)(Δ 60,526)(33.4%, 58.4%, 5.9%)Al GoreGeorge W. BushR+25.1(Δ R+22.2)D+0.5(Δ R+8.0)R+25.6(Δ R+14.2)410,997(Δ 3,736)Wikipedia3
2004173,710(39.0%)(Δ 36,584)266,063(59.7%)(Δ 25,885)(38.6%, 59.1%, 1.4%)John KerryGeorge W. BushR+20.5(Δ D+4.6)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+18.0(Δ D+7.6)450,445(Δ 39,448)Wikipedia3
2008231,667(48.5%)(Δ 57,957)242,763(50.8%)(Δ -23,300)(47.2%, 49.5%, 0.8%)Barack ObamaJohn McCainR+2.3(Δ D+18.2)D+7.3(Δ D+9.7)R+9.5(Δ D+8.5)490,302(Δ 39,857)Wikipedia3
2012201,839(41.7%)(Δ -29,828)267,928(55.4%)(Δ 25,165)(41.7%, 55.4%, 2.9%)Barack ObamaMitt RomneyR+13.7(Δ R+11.4)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+17.5(Δ R+8.0)484,048(Δ -6,254)Wikipedia3
2016177,709(36.6%)(Δ -24,130)279,240(57.6%)(Δ 11,312)(35.7%, 56.2%, 5.6%)Hillary ClintonDonald TrumpR+20.4(Δ R+6.8)D+2.1(Δ R+1.8)R+22.5(Δ R+5.0)497,147(Δ 13,099)Wikipedia3
2020244,786(40.6%)(Δ 67,077)343,602(56.9%)(Δ 64,362)(40.5%, 56.9%, 2.5%)Joe BidenDonald TrumpR+16.4(Δ D+4.1)D+4.5(Δ D+2.4)R+20.8(Δ D+1.7)603,674(Δ 106,527)Wikipedia3
2024231,906(38.9%)(Δ -12,880)352,079(59.1%)(Δ 8,477)(38.5%, 58.4%, 2.0%)Kamala HarrisDonald TrumpR+19.9(Δ R+3.6)R+1.5(Δ R+5.9)R+18.5(Δ D+2.4)602,990(Δ -684)Wikipedia4

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
State Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Montana (MT) — Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
189217,690(40.3%)18,871(43.0%)(39.8%, 42.4%, 16.5%)7,338(16.7%)James Weaver16.50%7,90017.77%10.97%6.80%
189642,628(79.9%)(Δ 24,938)10,509(19.7%)(Δ -8,362)(79.9%, 19.7%, 0.4%)193(0.4%)Joshua Levering0.36%1930.36%2.27%-1.90%
190037,311(59.2%)(Δ -5,317)25,409(40.3%)(Δ 14,900)(58.4%, 39.8%, 0.5%)306(0.5%)John Woolley0.48%1,1361.78%2.84%-1.06%
190421,773(34.9%)(Δ -15,538)34,932(56.0%)(Δ 9,523)(33.8%, 54.2%, 8.8%)5,676(9.1%)Eugene V. Debs8.81%7,73912.01%5.99%6.02%
190829,326(43.4%)(Δ 7,553)32,333(47.9%)(Δ -2,599)(42.6%, 47.0%, 8.5%)5,855(8.7%)Eugene V. Debs8.51%7,16310.41%5.39%5.02%
191227,941(40.5%)(Δ -1,385)22,456(32.6%)(Δ -9,877)(35.0%, 28.1%, 23.2%)18,512(26.9%)William H. Taft23.19%29,42936.87%30.74%6.12%
1916101,063(57.0%)(Δ 73,122)66,750(37.6%)(Δ 44,294)(56.9%, 37.6%, 5.4%)9,564(5.4%)Allan Benson5.38%9,8665.55%4.64%0.91%
192057,372(32.1%)(Δ -43,691)109,430(61.1%)(Δ 42,680)(32.1%, 61.1%, 6.8%)12,204(6.8%)Parley Christensen6.82%12,2046.82%5.53%1.28%
192433,805(19.4%)(Δ -23,567)74,138(42.6%)(Δ -35,292)(19.4%, 42.5%, 37.9%)66,123(38.0%)Robert La Follette37.91%66,48038.11%17.14%20.97%
192878,578(40.6%)(Δ 44,773)113,300(58.5%)(Δ 39,162)(40.5%, 58.4%, 0.9%)1,667(0.9%)Norman Thomas0.86%2,2301.15%0.99%0.16%
1932127,286(59.7%)(Δ 48,708)78,078(36.6%)(Δ -35,222)(58.8%, 36.1%, 3.6%)7,891(3.7%)Thomas/Maurer3.65%11,1155.13%2.94%2.19%
1936159,690(69.8%)(Δ 32,404)63,598(27.8%)(Δ -14,480)(69.3%, 27.6%, 2.4%)5,549(2.4%)William Lemke2.41%7,2243.13%2.66%0.48%
1940145,698(59.1%)(Δ -13,992)99,579(40.4%)(Δ 35,981)(58.8%, 40.2%, 0.6%)1,443(0.6%)Norman Thomas0.58%2,5961.05%0.48%0.57%
1944112,556(54.4%)(Δ -33,142)93,163(45.0%)(Δ -6,416)(54.3%, 44.9%, 0.6%)1,296(0.6%)Norman Thomas0.63%1,6360.79%0.72%0.07%
1948119,071(53.4%)(Δ 6,515)96,770(43.4%)(Δ 3,607)(53.1%, 43.1%, 3.3%)7,313(3.3%)Henry Wallace3.26%8,4373.76%5.38%-1.61%
1952106,213(40.2%)(Δ -12,858)157,394(59.5%)(Δ 60,624)(40.1%, 59.4%, 0.3%)723(0.3%)Vincent Hallinan0.27%1,4300.54%0.49%0.05%
1956116,238(42.9%)(Δ 10,025)154,933(57.1%)(Δ -2,461)(42.9%, 57.1%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%0.67%-0.67%
1960134,891(48.7%)(Δ 18,653)141,841(51.3%)(Δ -13,092)(48.6%, 51.1%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%8470.31%0.73%-0.43%
1964164,246(59.2%)(Δ 29,355)113,032(40.8%)(Δ -28,809)(58.9%, 40.6%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%1,3500.48%0.48%0.01%
1968114,117(41.8%)(Δ -50,129)138,835(50.9%)(Δ 25,803)(41.6%, 50.6%, 7.3%)20,015(7.3%)George Wallace7.29%21,4527.82%13.86%-6.04%
1972120,197(37.8%)(Δ 6,080)183,976(57.9%)(Δ 45,141)(37.8%, 57.9%, 4.2%)13,430(4.2%)John Schmitz4.23%13,4304.23%1.80%2.43%
1976149,259(46.2%)(Δ 29,062)173,703(53.8%)(Δ -10,273)(45.4%, 52.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%5,7721.76%1.90%-0.15%
1980118,032(33.3%)(Δ -31,227)206,814(58.4%)(Δ 33,111)(32.4%, 56.8%, 8.0%)29,281(8.3%)John Anderson8.05%39,10610.74%8.24%2.51%
1984146,742(38.2%)(Δ 28,710)232,450(60.5%)(Δ 25,636)(38.2%, 60.5%, 1.3%)5,185(1.3%)David Bergland1.35%5,1851.35%0.67%0.68%
1988168,936(46.4%)(Δ 22,194)190,412(52.3%)(Δ -42,038)(46.2%, 52.1%, 1.4%)5,047(1.4%)Ron Paul1.38%6,3261.73%0.98%0.75%
1992154,507(38.1%)(Δ -14,429)144,207(35.5%)(Δ -46,205)(37.6%, 35.1%, 26.1%)107,225(26.4%)Ross Perot26.11%111,89727.25%19.55%7.70%
1996167,922(41.7%)(Δ 13,415)179,652(44.6%)(Δ 35,445)(41.2%, 44.1%, 13.6%)55,229(13.7%)Ross Perot13.56%59,68714.66%10.05%4.61%
2000137,126(34.1%)(Δ -30,796)240,178(59.8%)(Δ 60,526)(33.4%, 58.4%, 5.9%)24,437(6.1%)Ralph Nader5.95%33,6938.20%3.75%4.45%
2004173,710(39.0%)(Δ 36,584)266,063(59.7%)(Δ 25,885)(38.6%, 59.1%, 1.4%)6,168(1.4%)Ralph Nader1.37%10,6722.37%1.00%1.37%
2008231,667(48.5%)(Δ 57,957)242,763(50.8%)(Δ -23,300)(47.2%, 49.5%, 0.8%)3,686(0.8%)Ralph Nader0.75%15,8723.24%1.42%1.82%
2012201,839(41.7%)(Δ -29,828)267,928(55.4%)(Δ 25,165)(41.7%, 55.4%, 2.9%)14,165(2.9%)Johnson/Gray2.93%14,2812.95%1.73%1.22%
2016177,709(36.6%)(Δ -24,130)279,240(57.6%)(Δ 11,312)(35.7%, 56.2%, 5.6%)28,037(5.8%)Johnson/Weld5.64%40,1988.09%5.73%2.36%
2020244,786(40.6%)(Δ 67,077)343,602(56.9%)(Δ 64,362)(40.5%, 56.9%, 2.5%)15,252(2.5%)Jorgensen/Cohen2.53%15,2862.53%1.84%0.69%
2024231,906(38.9%)(Δ -12,880)352,079(59.1%)(Δ 8,477)(38.5%, 58.4%, 2.0%)11,825(2.0%)Kennedy/Shanahan1.96%19,0053.15%1.88%1.27%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Montana (MT) — Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. MarginEVs
189217,690(48.4%)18,871(51.6%)(39.8%, 42.4%, 16.5%)R+3.2D+3.4R+6.63
189642,628(80.2%)(Δ 24,938)10,509(19.8%)(Δ -8,362)(79.9%, 19.7%, 0.4%)D+60.4(Δ D+63.7)R+4.4(Δ R+7.8)D+64.9(Δ D+71.5)3
190037,311(59.5%)(Δ -5,317)25,409(40.5%)(Δ 14,900)(58.4%, 39.8%, 0.5%)D+19.0(Δ R+41.5)R+6.3(Δ R+1.9)D+25.3(Δ R+39.6)3
190421,773(38.4%)(Δ -15,538)34,932(61.6%)(Δ 9,523)(33.8%, 54.2%, 8.8%)R+23.2(Δ R+42.2)R+20.0(Δ R+13.7)R+3.2(Δ R+28.5)3
190829,326(47.6%)(Δ 7,553)32,333(52.4%)(Δ -2,599)(42.6%, 47.0%, 8.5%)R+4.9(Δ D+18.3)R+9.0(Δ D+11.0)D+4.1(Δ D+7.3)3
191227,941(55.4%)(Δ -1,385)22,456(44.6%)(Δ -9,877)(35.0%, 28.1%, 23.2%)D+10.9(Δ D+15.8)D+20.9(Δ D+29.9)R+10.0(Δ R+14.1)4
1916101,063(60.2%)(Δ 73,122)66,750(39.8%)(Δ 44,294)(56.9%, 37.6%, 5.4%)D+20.4(Δ D+9.6)D+3.3(Δ R+17.6)D+17.2(Δ D+27.2)4
192057,372(34.4%)(Δ -43,691)109,430(65.6%)(Δ 42,680)(32.1%, 61.1%, 6.8%)R+31.2(Δ R+51.7)R+27.7(Δ R+31.0)R+3.5(Δ R+20.7)4
192433,805(31.3%)(Δ -23,567)74,138(68.7%)(Δ -35,292)(19.4%, 42.5%, 37.9%)R+37.4(Δ R+6.2)R+30.4(Δ R+2.7)R+6.9(Δ R+3.4)4
192878,578(41.0%)(Δ 44,773)113,300(59.0%)(Δ 39,162)(40.5%, 58.4%, 0.9%)R+18.1(Δ D+19.3)R+17.6(Δ D+12.8)R+0.5(Δ D+6.4)4
1932127,286(62.0%)(Δ 48,708)78,078(38.0%)(Δ -35,222)(58.8%, 36.1%, 3.6%)D+24.0(Δ D+42.1)D+18.3(Δ D+35.9)D+5.7(Δ D+6.2)4
1936159,690(71.5%)(Δ 32,404)63,598(28.5%)(Δ -14,480)(69.3%, 27.6%, 2.4%)D+43.0(Δ D+19.1)D+24.9(Δ D+6.6)D+18.1(Δ D+12.5)4
1940145,698(59.4%)(Δ -13,992)99,579(40.6%)(Δ 35,981)(58.8%, 40.2%, 0.6%)D+18.8(Δ R+24.2)D+10.0(Δ R+14.9)D+8.8(Δ R+9.3)4
1944112,556(54.7%)(Δ -33,142)93,163(45.3%)(Δ -6,416)(54.3%, 44.9%, 0.6%)D+9.4(Δ R+9.4)D+7.5(Δ R+2.5)D+1.9(Δ R+6.9)4
1948119,071(55.2%)(Δ 6,515)96,770(44.8%)(Δ 3,607)(53.1%, 43.1%, 3.3%)D+10.3(Δ D+0.9)D+4.7(Δ R+2.8)D+5.6(Δ D+3.7)4
1952106,213(40.3%)(Δ -12,858)157,394(59.7%)(Δ 60,624)(40.1%, 59.4%, 0.3%)R+19.4(Δ R+29.7)R+10.9(Δ R+15.6)R+8.5(Δ R+14.1)4
1956116,238(42.9%)(Δ 10,025)154,933(57.1%)(Δ -2,461)(42.9%, 57.1%, 0.0%)R+14.3(Δ D+5.1)R+15.5(Δ R+4.6)D+1.2(Δ D+9.7)4
1960134,891(48.7%)(Δ 18,653)141,841(51.3%)(Δ -13,092)(48.6%, 51.1%, 0.0%)R+2.5(Δ D+11.8)D+0.2(Δ D+15.7)R+2.7(Δ R+3.9)4
1964164,246(59.2%)(Δ 29,355)113,032(40.8%)(Δ -28,809)(58.9%, 40.6%, 0.0%)D+18.5(Δ D+21.0)D+22.7(Δ D+22.5)R+4.2(Δ R+1.5)4
1968114,117(45.1%)(Δ -50,129)138,835(54.9%)(Δ 25,803)(41.6%, 50.6%, 7.3%)R+9.8(Δ R+28.2)R+0.8(Δ R+23.5)R+9.0(Δ R+4.7)4
1972120,197(39.5%)(Δ 6,080)183,976(60.5%)(Δ 45,141)(37.8%, 57.9%, 4.2%)R+21.0(Δ R+11.2)R+23.6(Δ R+22.8)D+2.6(Δ D+11.6)4
1976149,259(46.2%)(Δ 29,062)173,703(53.8%)(Δ -10,273)(45.4%, 52.8%, 0.0%)R+7.6(Δ D+13.4)D+2.1(Δ D+25.7)R+9.7(Δ R+12.3)4
1980118,032(36.3%)(Δ -31,227)206,814(63.7%)(Δ 33,111)(32.4%, 56.8%, 8.0%)R+27.3(Δ R+19.8)R+10.6(Δ R+12.7)R+16.7(Δ R+7.0)4
1984146,742(38.7%)(Δ 28,710)232,450(61.3%)(Δ 25,636)(38.2%, 60.5%, 1.3%)R+22.6(Δ D+4.7)R+18.3(Δ R+7.7)R+4.3(Δ D+12.5)4
1988168,936(47.0%)(Δ 22,194)190,412(53.0%)(Δ -42,038)(46.2%, 52.1%, 1.4%)R+6.0(Δ D+16.6)R+7.8(Δ D+10.5)D+1.8(Δ D+6.1)4
1992154,507(51.7%)(Δ -14,429)144,207(48.3%)(Δ -46,205)(37.6%, 35.1%, 26.1%)D+3.4(Δ D+9.4)D+6.9(Δ D+14.7)R+3.5(Δ R+5.3)3
1996167,922(48.3%)(Δ 13,415)179,652(51.7%)(Δ 35,445)(41.2%, 44.1%, 13.6%)R+3.4(Δ R+6.8)D+9.5(Δ D+2.6)R+12.8(Δ R+9.4)3
2000137,126(36.3%)(Δ -30,796)240,178(63.7%)(Δ 60,526)(33.4%, 58.4%, 5.9%)R+27.3(Δ R+23.9)D+0.5(Δ R+8.9)R+27.8(Δ R+15.0)3
2004173,710(39.5%)(Δ 36,584)266,063(60.5%)(Δ 25,885)(38.6%, 59.1%, 1.4%)R+21.0(Δ D+6.3)R+2.5(Δ R+3.0)R+18.5(Δ D+9.3)3
2008231,667(48.8%)(Δ 57,957)242,763(51.2%)(Δ -23,300)(47.2%, 49.5%, 0.8%)R+2.3(Δ D+18.7)D+7.4(Δ D+9.9)R+9.7(Δ D+8.8)3
2012201,839(43.0%)(Δ -29,828)267,928(57.0%)(Δ 25,165)(41.7%, 55.4%, 2.9%)R+14.1(Δ R+11.7)D+3.9(Δ R+3.4)R+18.0(Δ R+8.3)3
2016177,709(38.9%)(Δ -24,130)279,240(61.1%)(Δ 11,312)(35.7%, 56.2%, 5.6%)R+22.2(Δ R+8.2)D+2.2(Δ R+1.7)R+24.4(Δ R+6.4)3
2020244,786(41.6%)(Δ 67,077)343,602(58.4%)(Δ 64,362)(40.5%, 56.9%, 2.5%)R+16.8(Δ D+5.4)D+4.5(Δ D+2.3)R+21.3(Δ D+3.1)3
2024231,906(39.7%)(Δ -12,880)352,079(60.3%)(Δ 8,477)(38.5%, 58.4%, 2.0%)R+20.6(Δ R+3.8)R+1.5(Δ R+6.0)R+19.1(Δ D+2.3)4

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
EVs
Number of electoral votes allocated to this state or unit.

Montana (MT) — Senate Total Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)ClassD Cand.R Cand.Senate MarginNat. MarginRel. MarginTotal votesSource
1976206,232(64.2%)115,213(35.8%)(64.2%, 35.8%, 0.0%)IJOHN MELCHERSTANLEY C. BURGERD+28.3D+12.2D+16.1321,445
1978160,353(55.7%)127,589(44.3%)(55.7%, 44.3%, 0.0%)IIMAX BAUCUSLARRY WILLIAMSD+11.4D+3.0(Δ R+9.3)D+8.4287,942
1982174,861(54.5%)(Δ -31,371)133,789(41.7%)(Δ 18,576)(54.5%, 41.7%, 3.9%)IJOHN MELCHERLARRY WILLIAMSD+12.8(Δ R+15.5)D+13.4(Δ D+2.4)R+0.6(Δ R+16.7)321,062(Δ -383)
1984215,704(56.9%)(Δ 55,351)154,308(40.7%)(Δ 26,719)(56.9%, 40.7%, 2.4%)IIMAX BAUCUSCHUCK COZZENSD+16.2(Δ D+4.8)R+1.4(Δ R+14.8)D+17.6(Δ D+9.2)379,155(Δ 91,213)
1988175,809(48.1%)(Δ 948)189,445(51.9%)(Δ 55,656)(48.1%, 51.9%, 0.0%)IJOHN MELCHERCONRAD BURNSR+3.7(Δ R+16.5)D+5.9(Δ D+3.6)R+9.6(Δ R+9.1)365,254(Δ 44,192)
1990217,563(68.1%)(Δ 1,859)93,836(29.4%)(Δ -60,472)(68.1%, 29.4%, 2.5%)IIMAX BAUCUSALLEN C. KOLSTADD+38.7(Δ D+22.6)D+4.5(Δ R+1.4)D+34.3(Δ D+16.7)319,336(Δ -59,819)
1994131,845(37.6%)(Δ -43,964)218,542(62.4%)(Δ 29,097)(37.6%, 62.4%, 0.0%)IJACK MUDDCONRAD R. BURNSR+24.7(Δ R+21.0)R+5.9(Δ R+11.3)R+18.8(Δ R+9.2)350,387(Δ -14,867)
1996201,935(49.6%)(Δ -15,628)182,111(44.7%)(Δ 88,275)(49.6%, 44.7%, 4.7%)IIMAX BAUCUSDENNIS REHBERGD+4.9(Δ R+33.9)R+1.5(Δ D+4.4)D+6.3(Δ R+27.9)407,490(Δ 88,154)
2000194,430(47.2%)(Δ 62,585)208,082(50.6%)(Δ -10,460)(47.2%, 50.6%, 2.2%)IBRIAN SCHWEITZERCONRAD BURNSR+3.3(Δ D+21.4)D+0.1(Δ R+1.3)R+3.4(Δ D+15.5)411,601(Δ 61,214)
2002204,853(62.7%)(Δ 2,918)103,611(31.7%)(Δ -78,500)(62.7%, 31.7%, 3.2%)IIMAX BAUCUSMIKE TAYLORD+31.0(Δ D+26.1)R+4.1(Δ R+4.2)D+35.1(Δ D+28.8)326,537(Δ -80,953)
2006199,845(49.2%)(Δ 5,415)196,283(48.3%)(Δ -11,799)(49.2%, 48.3%, 2.6%)IJON TESTERCONRAD BURNSD+0.9(Δ D+4.2)D+13.2(Δ D+8.9)R+12.3(Δ R+8.9)406,505(Δ -5,096)
2008348,289(72.9%)(Δ 143,436)129,369(27.1%)(Δ 25,758)(72.9%, 27.1%, 0.0%)IIMAX BAUCUSBOB KELLEHERD+45.8(Δ D+14.8)D+7.5(Δ R+5.7)D+38.3(Δ D+3.2)477,658(Δ 151,121)
2012236,123(48.6%)(Δ 36,278)218,051(44.9%)(Δ 21,768)(48.6%, 44.9%, 6.6%)IJON TESTERDENNY REHBERGD+3.7(Δ D+2.8)D+12.4(Δ D+17.0)R+8.7(Δ D+3.7)486,066(Δ 79,561)
2014148,184(40.1%)(Δ -200,105)213,709(57.8%)(Δ 84,340)(40.1%, 57.8%, 2.1%)IIAMANDA CURTISSTEVE DAINESR+17.7(Δ R+63.5)R+7.2(Δ R+19.5)R+10.5(Δ R+48.9)369,826(Δ -107,832)
2018253,876(50.3%)(Δ 17,753)235,963(46.8%)(Δ 17,912)(50.3%, 46.8%, 2.9%)IJON TESTERMATT ROSENDALED+3.6(Δ R+0.2)D+16.8(Δ D+10.8)R+13.3(Δ R+4.6)504,384(Δ 18,318)
2020272,463(45.0%)(Δ 124,279)333,174(55.0%)(Δ 119,465)(45.0%, 55.0%, 0.0%)IISTEVE BULLOCKSTEVE DAINESR+10.0(Δ D+7.7)R+2.3(Δ R+19.1)R+7.8(Δ D+2.8)605,637(Δ 235,811)
2024276,305(45.5%)(Δ 22,429)319,682(52.6%)(Δ 83,719)(45.5%, 52.6%, 1.2%)IJon TesterTim SheehyR+7.1(Δ R+10.7)R+1.2(Δ D+1.2)R+5.9(Δ D+7.3)607,262(Δ 102,878)Wikipedia

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Class
Senate class (I, II, or III) for this race.
D Cand.
Name of the Democratic candidate.
R Cand.
Name of the Republican candidate.
Senate Margin
Senate margin between the two major-party candidates, including third-party votes ((D - R)/total).
Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).
Total votes
Total voter turnout or ballots cast (when provided).
Source
URL of the source for this data (usually Wikipedia).

Montana (MT) — Senate Third-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)Other votesTop 3rd-Party CandidateTop 3rd-Party ShareTotal 3rd-Party VotesState 3rd-Party Share3rd-Party Nat. Share3rd-Party Rel. Share
1976206,232(64.2%)115,213(35.8%)(64.2%, 35.8%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%3.92%-3.92%
1978160,353(55.7%)127,589(44.3%)(55.7%, 44.3%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.77%-1.77%
1982174,861(54.5%)(Δ -31,371)133,789(41.7%)(Δ 18,576)(54.5%, 41.7%, 3.9%)12,412(3.9%)LARRY DODGE3.87%12,4123.87%1.85%2.01%
1984215,704(56.9%)(Δ 55,351)154,308(40.7%)(Δ 26,719)(56.9%, 40.7%, 2.4%)9,143(2.4%)NEIL HALPRIN2.41%9,1432.41%0.86%1.55%
1988175,809(48.1%)(Δ 948)189,445(51.9%)(Δ 55,656)(48.1%, 51.9%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%1.19%-1.19%
1990217,563(68.1%)(Δ 1,859)93,836(29.4%)(Δ -60,472)(68.1%, 29.4%, 2.5%)7,937(2.5%)WESTLEY F. DEITCHLER2.49%7,9372.49%1.81%0.68%
1994131,845(37.6%)(Δ -43,964)218,542(62.4%)(Δ 29,097)(37.6%, 62.4%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%4.84%-4.84%
1996201,935(49.6%)(Δ -15,628)182,111(44.7%)(Δ 88,275)(49.6%, 44.7%, 4.7%)23,444(5.8%)BECKY SHAW4.73%23,4445.75%2.64%3.12%
2000194,430(47.2%)(Δ 62,585)208,082(50.6%)(Δ -10,460)(47.2%, 50.6%, 2.2%)9,089(2.2%)GARY LEE2.21%9,0892.21%4.28%-2.07%
2002204,853(62.7%)(Δ 2,918)103,611(31.7%)(Δ -78,500)(62.7%, 31.7%, 3.2%)18,073(5.5%)STAN JONES3.19%18,0735.53%4.10%1.44%
2006199,845(49.2%)(Δ 5,415)196,283(48.3%)(Δ -11,799)(49.2%, 48.3%, 2.6%)10,377(2.6%)STAN JONES2.55%10,3772.55%4.42%-1.87%
2008348,289(72.9%)(Δ 143,436)129,369(27.1%)(Δ 25,758)(72.9%, 27.1%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%3.51%-3.51%
2012236,123(48.6%)(Δ 36,278)218,051(44.9%)(Δ 21,768)(48.6%, 44.9%, 6.6%)31,892(6.6%)DAN COX6.56%31,8926.56%4.26%2.30%
2014148,184(40.1%)(Δ -200,105)213,709(57.8%)(Δ 84,340)(40.1%, 57.8%, 2.1%)7,933(2.1%)ROGER ROOTS2.15%7,9332.15%4.37%-2.23%
2018253,876(50.3%)(Δ 17,753)235,963(46.8%)(Δ 17,912)(50.3%, 46.8%, 2.9%)14,545(2.9%)RICK BRECKENRIDGE2.88%14,5452.88%2.24%0.65%
2020272,463(45.0%)(Δ 124,279)333,174(55.0%)(Δ 119,465)(45.0%, 55.0%, 0.0%)0(0.0%)None0.00%00.00%3.96%-3.96%
2024276,305(45.5%)(Δ 22,429)319,682(52.6%)(Δ 83,719)(45.5%, 52.6%, 1.2%)11,275(1.9%)Sid Daoud1.20%11,2751.86%3.24%-1.38%

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
Other votes
Number of votes for third-party (other) candidates (raw count(pct%)).
Top 3rd-Party Candidate
Name of the highest-vote third-party / other candidate in that state and year.
Top 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
Total 3rd-Party Votes
Total votes for all third-party / other candidates combined (may exceed top candidate).
State 3rd-Party Share
Share of the vote received by third-party (other) candidates.
3rd-Party Nat. Share
The national third-party share for that year (3rd-Party votes / total votes).
3rd-Party Rel. Share
Third-party share relative to the national third-party share (3rd-Party share - Nat. 3rd-Party share).

Montana (MT) — Senate Two-Party Data

YearDRMargin (D%, R%, 3rd%)2-Party Margin2-Party Nat. Margin2-Party Rel. Margin
1976206,232(64.2%)115,213(35.8%)(64.2%, 35.8%, 0.0%)D+28.3D+12.8D+15.5
1978160,353(55.7%)127,589(44.3%)(55.7%, 44.3%, 0.0%)D+11.4D+3.0(Δ R+9.8)D+8.4
1982174,861(56.7%)(Δ -31,371)133,789(43.3%)(Δ 18,576)(54.5%, 41.7%, 3.9%)D+13.3(Δ R+15.0)D+14.1(Δ D+2.2)R+0.8(Δ R+16.3)
1984215,704(58.3%)(Δ 55,351)154,308(41.7%)(Δ 26,719)(56.9%, 40.7%, 2.4%)D+16.6(Δ D+5.2)R+1.4(Δ R+15.5)D+18.0(Δ D+9.6)
1988175,809(48.1%)(Δ 948)189,445(51.9%)(Δ 55,656)(48.1%, 51.9%, 0.0%)R+3.7(Δ R+17.0)D+6.0(Δ D+3.6)R+9.7(Δ R+8.9)
1990217,563(69.9%)(Δ 1,859)93,836(30.1%)(Δ -60,472)(68.1%, 29.4%, 2.5%)D+39.7(Δ D+23.1)D+4.6(Δ R+1.4)D+35.2(Δ D+17.2)
1994131,845(37.6%)(Δ -43,964)218,542(62.4%)(Δ 29,097)(37.6%, 62.4%, 0.0%)R+24.7(Δ R+21.0)R+6.3(Δ R+12.1)R+18.5(Δ R+8.7)
1996201,935(52.6%)(Δ -15,628)182,111(47.4%)(Δ 88,275)(49.6%, 44.7%, 4.7%)D+5.2(Δ R+34.6)R+1.5(Δ D+4.8)D+6.7(Δ R+28.5)
2000194,430(48.3%)(Δ 62,585)208,082(51.7%)(Δ -10,460)(47.2%, 50.6%, 2.2%)R+3.4(Δ D+21.4)D+0.1(Δ R+1.4)R+3.5(Δ D+15.0)
2002204,853(66.4%)(Δ 2,918)103,611(33.6%)(Δ -78,500)(62.7%, 31.7%, 3.2%)D+32.8(Δ D+27.7)R+4.4(Δ R+4.5)D+37.2(Δ D+30.6)
2006199,845(50.4%)(Δ 5,415)196,283(49.6%)(Δ -11,799)(49.2%, 48.3%, 2.6%)D+0.9(Δ D+4.3)D+14.2(Δ D+9.7)R+13.3(Δ R+9.8)
2008348,289(72.9%)(Δ 143,436)129,369(27.1%)(Δ 25,758)(72.9%, 27.1%, 0.0%)D+45.8(Δ D+13.0)D+7.8(Δ R+6.4)D+38.0(Δ D+0.8)
2012236,123(52.0%)(Δ 36,278)218,051(48.0%)(Δ 21,768)(48.6%, 44.9%, 6.6%)D+4.0(Δ D+3.1)D+13.3(Δ D+18.5)R+9.4(Δ D+3.9)
2014148,184(40.9%)(Δ -200,105)213,709(59.1%)(Δ 84,340)(40.1%, 57.8%, 2.1%)R+18.1(Δ R+63.9)R+7.5(Δ R+20.9)R+10.6(Δ R+48.6)
2018253,876(51.8%)(Δ 17,753)235,963(48.2%)(Δ 17,912)(50.3%, 46.8%, 2.9%)D+3.7(Δ R+0.3)D+18.7(Δ D+11.8)R+15.1(Δ R+5.7)
2020272,463(45.0%)(Δ 124,279)333,174(55.0%)(Δ 119,465)(45.0%, 55.0%, 0.0%)R+10.0(Δ D+8.1)R+2.4(Δ R+21.1)R+7.7(Δ D+2.9)
2024276,305(46.4%)(Δ 22,429)319,682(53.6%)(Δ 83,719)(45.5%, 52.6%, 1.2%)R+7.3(Δ R+10.9)R+1.3(Δ D+1.6)R+6.0(Δ D+9.0)

Column explanations

Δ
Change (delta) in the value from the previous election year.
Year
Election year.
D
Number of votes for the Democratic candidate (raw count(pct%)).
R
Number of votes for the Republican candidate (raw count(pct%)).
Margin (D%, R%, 3rd%)
Vote share breakdown showing Democratic %, Republican %, and top third-party % in format (D%, R%, 3rd%).
2-Party Margin
Margin between the two major-party candidates, ignoring third-party votes ((D - R)/(D + R)).
2-Party Nat. Margin
The national presidential margin for that year, including third-party votes ((D_total - R_total)/total_votes).
2-Party Rel. Margin
The presidential margin relative to the national presidential margin (Margin - Nat. Margin).