Montana has a history of voters splitting their tickets and filling elected offices with individuals from both parties. Through the mid-20th century, the state had a tradition of "sending the liberals to Washington and the conservatives to Helena". Between 1988 and 2006, the pattern flipped, with voters more likely to elect conservatives to federal offices. There have also been long-term shifts in party control. From 1968 through 1988, the state was dominated by the Democratic Party, with Democratic governors for a 20-year period, and a Democratic majority of both the national congressional delegation and during many sessions of the state legislature. This pattern shifted, beginning with the 1988 election when Montana elected a Republican governor for the first time since 1964 and sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1948. This shift continued with the reapportionment of the state's legislative districts that took effect in 1994, when the Republican Party took control of both chambers of the state legislature, consolidating a Republican party dominance that lasted until the 2004 reapportionment produced more swing districts and a brief period of Democratic legislative majorities in the mid-2000s.
Montana has voted for the Republican nominee in all but two presidential elections since 1952.[2] The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. However, since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time, and Republican governors 40 percent of the time. 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]
^J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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"Montana 2012 Election". 270towin. 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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"League of Women Voters of Montana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elections in Montana news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message United States presidential election results for Montana 1 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 343 602 56 92 244 786 40 55 15 286 2 53 2016 279 240 55 65 177 709 35 41 44 873 8 94 2012 267 928 55 30 201 839 41 66 14 717 3 04 2008 243 882 49 49 232 159 47 11 16 709 3 39 2004 266 063 59 07 173 710 38 56 10 672 2 37 2000 240 178 58 44 137 126 33 36 33 693 8 20 1996 179 652 44 11 167 922 41 23 59 687 14 66 1992 144 207 35 12 154 507 37 63 111 897 27 25 1988 190 412 52 07 168 936 46 20 6 326 1 73 1984 232 450 60 47 146 742 38 18 5 185 1 35 1980 206 814 56 82 118 032 32 43 39 106 10 74 1976 173 703 52 84 149 259 45 40 5 772 1 76 1972 183 976 57 93 120 197 37 85 13 430 4 23 1968 138 835 50 60 114 117 41 59 21 452 7 82 1964 113 032 40 57 164 246 58 95 1 350 0 48 1960 141 841 51 10 134 891 48 60 847 0 31 1956 154 933 57 13 116 238 42 87 0 0 00 1952 157 394 59 39 106 213 40 07 1 430 0 54 1948 96 770 43 15 119 071 53 09 8 437 3 76 1944 93 163 44 93 112 556 54 28 1 636 0 79 1940 99 579 40 17 145 698 58 78 2 596 1 05 1936 63 598 27 59 159 690 69 28 7 224 3 13 1932 78 078 36 07 127 286 58 80 11 115 5 13 1928 113 300 58 37 78 578 40 48 2 230 1 15 1924 74 138 42 50 33 805 19 38 66 480 38 11 1920 109 430 61 13 57 372 32 05 12 204 6 82 1916 66 750 37 57 101 063 56 88 9 866 5 55 1912 18 512 23 19 27 941 35 00 33 373 41 81 1908 32 333 46 98 29 326 42 61 7 163 10 41 1904 34 932 54 21 21 773 33 79 7 739 12 01 1900 25 409 39 79 37 311 58 43 1 136 1 78 1896 10 509 19 71 42 628 79 93 193 0 36 1892 18 871 42 44 17 690 39 79 7 900 17 77 Montana became a territory May 28 1864 and the first delegation created nine counties Beaverhead Big Horn renamed Custer in 1877 Chouteau Deer Lodge Gallatin Jefferson Edgerton renamed Lewis and Clark in 1867 Madison and Missoula Montana became a state on November 8 1889 Original 9 Montana countiesMontana has a history of voters splitting their tickets and filling elected offices with individuals from both parties Through the mid 20th century the state had a tradition of sending the liberals to Washington and the conservatives to Helena Between 1988 and 2006 the pattern flipped with voters more likely to elect conservatives to federal offices There have also been long term shifts in party control From 1968 through 1988 the state was dominated by the Democratic Party with Democratic governors for a 20 year period and a Democratic majority of both the national congressional delegation and during many sessions of the state legislature This pattern shifted beginning with the 1988 election when Montana elected a Republican governor for the first time since 1964 and sent a Republican to the U S Senate for the first time since 1948 This shift continued with the reapportionment of the state s legislative districts that took effect in 1994 when the Republican Party took control of both chambers of the state legislature consolidating a Republican party dominance that lasted until the 2004 reapportionment produced more swing districts and a brief period of Democratic legislative majorities in the mid 2000s Montana has voted for the Republican nominee in all but two presidential elections since 1952 2 The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992 when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory However since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time and Republican governors 40 percent of the time 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 Contents 1 1890s 1 1 1892 elections 1 2 1896 elections 2 1900s 2 1 1900 elections 2 2 1904 elections 2 3 1908 elections 3 1910s 3 1 1912 elections 3 2 1916 elections 3 3 1918 elections 4 1920s 4 1 1920 elections 4 2 1922 elections 4 3 1924 elections 4 4 1928 elections 5 1930s 5 1 1932 elections 5 2 1934 elections 5 3 1936 elections 6 1940s 6 1 1940 elections 6 2 1942 elections 6 3 1944 elections 6 4 1946 elections 6 5 1948 elections 7 1950s 7 1 1952 elections 7 2 1954 elections 7 3 1956 elections 7 4 1958 elections 8 1960s 8 1 1960 elections 8 2 1964 elections 8 3 1966 elections 8 4 1968 elections 9 1970s 9 1 1970 elections 9 2 1972 elections 9 3 1976 elections 9 4 1978 elections 10 1980s 10 1 1980 elections 10 2 1982 elections 10 3 1984 elections 10 4 1988 elections 11 1990s 11 1 1990 elections 11 2 1992 elections 11 3 1994 elections 11 4 1996 elections 12 2000s 12 1 2000 elections 12 2 2002 elections 12 3 2004 elections 12 4 2006 elections 12 5 2008 elections 13 2010s 13 1 2010 elections 13 2 2012 elections 13 3 2014 elections 13 4 2016 elections 13 5 2018 elections 14 2020s 14 1 2020 elections 14 2 2022 elections 15 See also 16 References 16 1 Works cited 17 External links1890s editIncluded representatives from additional territorial counties Meagher 1866 Dawson 1869 Silver Bow 1881 Yellowstone 1883 Fergus 1885 Park 1887 and Cascade 1887 nbsp Montana county map 18901892 elections edit United States presidential election in Montana 18921896 elections edit First election to include Flathead Valley Teton Ravalli Granite Carbon and Sweet Grass counties United States presidential election in Montana 18961900s edit nbsp Montana county map 19001900 elections edit First election to include Broadwater County United States presidential election in Montana 19001904 elections edit First election to include Powell and Rosebud counties United States presidential election in Montana 19041908 elections edit First election to include Sanders County United States presidential election in Montana 19081910s 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elections edit 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Montana 2018 United States Senate election in Montana2020s edit2020 elections edit 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana 2020 United States Senate election in Montana 2020 Montana gubernatorial election2022 elections edit 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in MontanaSee also editPolitical party strength in Montana United States presidential elections in Montana Women s suffrage in MontanaReferences edit Leip David Presidential General Election Results Comparison Montana US Election Atlas Retrieved January 3 2023 Montana 2012 Election 2013 J Pomante II Michael Li Quan 15 Dec 2020 Cost of Voting in the American States 2020 Election Law Journal Rules Politics and Policy 19 4 503 509 doi 10 1089 elj 2020 0666 S2CID 225139517 Retrieved 14 January 2022 Works cited edit Montana 2012 Election 270towin 2013 Retrieved April 29 2013 External links editCounties History Montana at 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