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Dawson County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Dawson County by 58.9 points, out of 4,638 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+31.920002004: R+31.020042008: R+23.520082012: R+40.920122016: R+57.920162020: R+57.820202024: R+58.92024
Dawson County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP3,62778.2%
Kamala Harris DEM89419.3%
All other candidates1172.5%
Total4,638

Dawson County was R+58.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 39.0 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 REP3,75877.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM96219.9%
All other candidates1172.4%
Total4,837

Dawson County was R+57.8 against R+16.4 statewide, 41.4 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 REP3,32075.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM78718.0%
All other candidates2676.1%
Total4,374

Dawson County was R+57.9 against R+20.5 statewide, 37.4 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 Republican3,02968.5%
Barack Obama Democrat1,21927.6%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)1754.0%
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)——
Total4,423

Dawson County was R+40.9 against R+13.7 statewide, 27.3 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 REP2,63959.3%
Barack Obama DEM1,59335.8%
All other candidates2184.9%
Total4,450

Dawson County was R+23.5 against R+2.3 statewide, 21.2 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 REP2,88464.3%
John Kerry DEM1,49433.3%
All other candidates1062.4%
Total4,484

Dawson County was R+31.0 against R+20.5 statewide, 10.5 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 REP2,72363.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,36431.9%
All other candidates1844.3%
Total4,271

Dawson County was R+31.9 against R+25.1 statewide, 6.8 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 Dawson County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Dawson County by 58.9 points, out of 4,638 votes counted for president.

Is Dawson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 58.9 points; 2020: Republican by 57.8 points; 2016: Republican by 57.9 points; 2012: Republican by 40.9 points; 2008: Republican by 23.5 points; 2004: Republican by 31.0 points; 2000: Republican by 31.9 points.

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

In 2024 it was 39.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 58.9 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