2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 710 | 2,466 | 3,282 | |
| 2020 | R | 752 | 2,355 | 3,179 | |
| 2016 | R | 551 | 2,029 | 2,794 | |
| 2012 | R | 888 | 1,806 | 2,777 | |
| 2008 | R | 1,021 | 1,683 | 2,814 | |
| 2004 | R | 761 | 1,993 | 2,830 | |
| 2000 | R | 638 | 1,971 | 2,832 | |
| 1996 | R | 952 | 1,274 | 2,802 | |
| 1992 | R | 989 | 1,058 | 2,938 | |
| 1988 | R | 1,174 | 1,574 | 2,795 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,066 | 1,877 | 3,012 | |
| 1980 | R | 883 | 1,770 | 2,993 | |
| 1976 | R | 1,302 | 1,610 | 2,951 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,050 | 1,720 | 2,882 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,206 | 1,301 | 2,739 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,896 | 1,140 | 3,040 | |
| 1960 | D | 1,522 | 1,497 | 3,025 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,214 | 1,683 | 2,897 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,281 | 1,783 | 3,082 | |
| 1948 | D | 1,427 | 1,163 | 2,674 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,527 | 1,100 | 2,645 | |
| 1940 | D | 1,765 | 1,116 | 2,902 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,060 | 799 | 2,914 | |
| 1932 | D | 1,869 | 1,031 | 2,995 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,031 | 1,568 | 2,622 | |
| 1924 | R | 559 | 982 | 2,431 | |
| 1920 | R | 787 | 1,345 | 2,352 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,340 | 939 | 2,362 | |
| 1912 | D | 545 | 335 | 1,445 | |
| 1908 | R | 560 | 599 | 1,207 | |
| 1904 | R | 422 | 721 | 1,191 | |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — | |
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| 1892 | — | — | — | — | |
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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%.
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,923
Powell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Powell County$66,923
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
5.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Powell County's electorate has voted Republican by landslide margins for decades, shaped by a sparse, rural population centered on Deer Lodge, home to the Montana State Prison and little other economic anchor.
The Republican margin in Powell County reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Powell County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,923, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 7,053 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 Stillwater County and Carbon County.
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