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1876–2024
Dawson County, Montana
Dawson County·Montana

Dawson County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Montana's most lopsided presidential counties in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Dawson County, Montana · J.B. Chandler · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+59
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
8,827
2024 ACS
Most similar
Grundy County
MO · similarity 1.00
7 precincts · 4,638 votes cast
Trump · R+59
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−58.9%
8943,6274,638
2020R
−57.9%
9623,7584,825
2016R
−57.5%
7873,3204,409
2012R
−40.9%
1,2193,0294,423
2008R
−23.6%
1,5932,6394,432
2004R
−31.0%
1,4942,8844,484
2000R
−31.8%
1,3642,7234,271
1996D
+0.3%
1,9031,8904,673
1992D
+2.2%
1,7851,6794,850
1988R
−11.0%
2,1202,6584,886
1984R
−31.8%
1,7763,4685,314
1980R
−29.3%
1,5433,0455,118
1976R
−8.8%
2,2012,6394,960
1972R
−30.4%
1,6853,2075,014
1968R
−20.9%
1,6952,6504,568
1964D
+16.2%
2,6911,9384,637
1960R
−7.7%
2,1082,4604,582
1956R
−12.2%
1,9292,4634,392
1952R
−31.4%
1,2472,3963,658
1948R
−5.2%
1,3971,5553,017
1944R
−6.4%
1,3621,5492,927
1940D
+4.5%
1,7651,6123,392
1936D
+27.8%
2,1691,2213,410
1932D
+13.3%
1,9291,4703,457
1928R
−34.8%
1,0652,2073,286
1924R
−37.4%
3461,3262,619
1920R
−32.6%
8751,7842,791
1916D
+14.2%
2,8352,1055,127
1912D
+1.5%
7196782,782
1908R
−33.5%
4399271,456
1904R
−58.4%
189769993
1900R
−42.3%
209521737
1896R
−36.8%
177385565
1892R
−11.7%
268343642
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
46.4%
Mainline Protestant
13.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.3%
Methodist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dawson County, anchored by the small city of Glendive in eastern Montana, delivered a nearly 59-point Republican margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with the oil-patch and ranching economies that define the region's political lean.

The Republican margin in Dawson County reached its widest at fifty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Dawson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,334, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 8,827 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grundy County and Harrison County.