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Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Montana, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, Montana has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
In the 2008 presidential election, Montana was considered a swing state and was ultimately won by Republican John McCain by a narrow margin of two percent. In a 2020 study, Montana was ranked as the 21st easiest state for citizens to vote in. [ 3 ]
Montana had three electoral votes in the Electoral College for the 2020 election. [3] Trump won Montana 56.92% to 40.55%, a margin of 16.4%, down from the 20.4% margin he scored four years earlier. Prior to this election, most news organizations considered this a state Trump was very likely to win, or otherwise considered a likely red state.
Montana has three electoral votes in the Electoral College. [2] Trump carried the state by a 20.4% margin of victory, exceeding Mitt Romney's 13.7% margin in 2012 and John McCain's 2.4% margin in 2008. Republicans have won Montana in every presidential election since 1996, and in all but one beginning in 1968.
The Montana Constitution Party ran libertarian-leaning Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul of Texas on their line (against his wishes), winning 2.17% of the vote in Montana, which was the highest statewide percentage total for any third-party candidate in the 2008 presidential election. A significant number of write-in candidates also ran ...
See live updates of Montana election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives. ... Montana Presidential Election Results.
Montana participated in its first-ever presidential election, having become the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The state voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent president Benjamin Harrison , over the Democratic nominee, former president Grover Cleveland , who was running for a second, non-consecutive term and over the People's Party ...
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that a Republican has won Gallatin County or that a Democrat has won Hill County or Roosevelt County. Obama remains the only Democrat since statehood to win two terms in the White House without carrying Montana either time.