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Custer County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Custer County by 48.7 points, out of 5,797 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+33.720002004: R+33.020042008: R+14.220082012: R+28.720122016: R+47.820162020: R+45.820202024: R+48.72024
Custer County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP4,20872.6%
Kamala Harris DEM1,38523.9%
All other candidates2043.5%
Total5,797

Custer County was R+48.7 against R+19.9 statewide, 28.8 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 REP4,20571.5%
Joseph R. Biden DEM1,51425.7%
All other candidates1642.8%
Total5,883

Custer County was R+45.8 against R+16.4 statewide, 29.4 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 REP3,65770.5%
Hillary Clinton DEM1,17622.7%
All other candidates3526.8%
Total5,185

Custer County was R+47.8 against R+20.5 statewide, 27.3 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 Republican3,37362.9%
Barack Obama Democrat1,83334.2%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)1593.0%
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)——
VIRGIL GOODE & JIM CLYMER (write-in)——
TOM HOEFLING & JONATHAN ELLIS (write-in)——
VAL KITTINGTON (write-in)——
TERRANCE JAMES O'HARA (write-in)——
WILL CHRISTENSEN & KEN GIBBS (write-in)——
Total5,365

Custer County was R+28.7 against R+13.7 statewide, 15.1 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 REP3,04755.6%
Barack Obama DEM2,26741.4%
All other candidates1683.1%
Total5,482

Custer County was R+14.2 against R+2.3 statewide, 11.9 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
George W. Bush REP3,29765.3%
John Kerry DEM1,63032.3%
All other candidates1212.4%
Total5,048

Custer County was R+33.0 against R+20.5 statewide, 12.5 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP3,15664.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,50130.6%
All other candidates2485.1%
Total4,905

Custer County was R+33.7 against R+25.1 statewide, 8.6 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 Custer County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Custer County by 48.7 points, out of 5,797 votes counted for president.

Is Custer County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 48.7 points; 2020: Republican by 45.8 points; 2016: Republican by 47.8 points; 2012: Republican by 28.7 points; 2008: Republican by 14.2 points; 2004: Republican by 33.0 points; 2000: Republican by 33.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 28.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 48.7 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