| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 154 | 778 | 951 | |
| 2020 | R | 195 | 799 | 1,014 | |
| 2016 | R | 168 | 730 | 962 | |
| 2012 | R | 237 | 740 | 1,007 | |
| 2008 | R | 343 | 694 | 1,073 | |
| 2004 | R | 326 | 764 | 1,119 | |
| 2000 | R | 303 | 750 | 1,110 | |
| 1996 | R | 510 | 558 | 1,312 | |
| 1992 | R | 457 | 496 | 1,363 | |
| 1988 | R | 571 | 802 | 1,395 | |
| 1984 | R | 473 | 984 | 1,477 | |
| 1980 | R | 483 | 1,086 | 1,666 | |
| 1976 | R | 797 | 816 | 1,639 | |
| 1972 | R | 570 | 973 | 1,574 | |
| 1968 | R | 688 | 826 | 1,584 | |
| 1964 | D | 987 | 742 | 1,730 | |
| 1960 | D | 960 | 763 | 1,724 | |
| 1956 | R | 946 | 982 | 1,928 | |
| 1952 | R | 649 | 1,092 | 1,748 | |
| 1948 | D | 826 | 624 | 1,523 | |
| 1944 | D | 824 | 680 | 1,516 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,086 | 807 | 1,921 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,596 | 467 | 2,115 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,172 | 482 | 1,886 | |
| 1928 | R | 780 | 936 | 1,736 | |
| 1924 | R | 185 | 505 | 1,435 | |
| 1920 | R | 289 | 811 | 1,349 | |
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Daniels County sits in Montana's remote northeastern corner, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points in recent cycles, making it among the state's most consistently one-sided counties.
The Democratic margin in Daniels County peaked at fifty-three points in 1936. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was sixty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Daniels County's median household income of $55,625 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Williams County and Preston County.