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Carter County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Carter County by 80.2 points, out of 854 votes for president.

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D+90R+90D+45R+452000: R+80.620002004: R+77.220042008: R+53.420082012: R+73.120122016: R+77.420162020: R+81.120202024: R+80.22024
Carter County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP76089.0%
Kamala Harris DEM758.8%
All other candidates192.2%
Total854

Carter County was R+80.2 against R+19.9 statewide, 60.3 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP77589.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM748.6%
All other candidates151.7%
Total864

Carter County was R+81.1 against R+16.4 statewide, 64.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP67886.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM708.9%
All other candidates384.8%
Total786

Carter County was R+77.4 against R+20.5 statewide, 56.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney Republican67885.2%
Barack Obama Democrat9612.1%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)202.5%
VIRGIL GOODE & JIM CLYMER (write-in)20.3%
AVERY AYERS & ALEJANDRINA CABRERA (write-in)——
ANDRE BARNETT & KENNETH CROSS (write-in)——
BONNY LYNN DAVIS GRACE & STEVEN REID MERRITT (write-in)——
ALEXIS LOGSDON (write-in)——
BARBARA A. PROKOPICH & ALLEN R. FARNHAM (write-in)——
DENNIS ANDREW BALL (write-in)——
DARRELL HYKES (write-in)——
DENNIS KNILL & DAVE GILDER (write-in)——
ERIN KENT MAGEE & WILLIAM THOMAS (write-in)——
DEAN MORSTAD & JOSH FRANKE-HYLAN (write-in)——
JERRY LEON CARROLL (write-in)——
LEAH LAX (write-in)——
KIP LEE (write-in)——
JOE SCHRINER (write-in)——
GERALD LEGARDE WARNER (write-in)——
RICHARD DUNCAN & RICKY JOHNSON (write-in)——
NELSON KEYTON & JAY JENNELLE (write-in)——
PLATT ROBERTSON & SCOTT FALLS (write-in)——
RICK L. ROGERS (write-in)——
MICHAEL A. SIMONEAUX JR. (write-in)——
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON & LUIS J. (write-in)——
ROSEANNE BARR & CINDY SHEEHAN (write-in)——
SANTA CLAUS (write-in)——
STEPHEN DURHAM & CHRISTINA LOPEZ (write-in)——
SHEILA "SAMM" TITTLE & MATTHEW ALLEN TURNER (write-in)——
STEWART ALEXANDER (write-in)00.0%
TOM HOEFLING & JONATHAN ELLIS (write-in)00.0%
VAL KITTINGTON (write-in)00.0%
TERRANCE JAMES O'HARA (write-in)00.0%
WILL CHRISTENSEN & KEN GIBBS (write-in)——
Total796

Carter County was R+73.1 against R+13.7 statewide, 59.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Montana Secretary of State, 2012 Statewide General Election Canvass: President & Vice President by county (page 2, three ballot tickets) and Abstract of Write-In Votes (pages 3-4, 26 write-in candidates in blocks of five; only counties with write-in votes are listed, plus a 'STATE' line and a Total)

TicketVotesShareBar
John McCain REP57366.2%
All other candidates18221.0%
Barack Obama DEM11112.8%
Total866

Carter County was R+53.4 against R+2.3 statewide, 51.1 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP62387.9%
John Kerry DEM7610.7%
All other candidates101.4%
Total709

Carter County was R+77.2 against R+20.5 statewide, 56.7 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP57388.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM538.2%
All other candidates192.9%
Total645

Carter County was R+80.6 against R+25.1 statewide, 55.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Carter County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Carter County by 80.2 points, out of 854 votes counted for president.

Is Carter County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 80.2 points; 2020: Republican by 81.1 points; 2016: Republican by 77.4 points; 2012: Republican by 73.1 points; 2008: Republican by 53.4 points; 2004: Republican by 77.2 points; 2000: Republican by 80.6 points.

How does Carter County vote compared with the rest of Montana?

In 2024 it was 60.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 80.2 points against Republican by 19.9 points statewide).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data