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Jefferson County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Jefferson County by 36.5 points, out of 8,291 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+34.820002004: R+33.420042008: R+15.120082012: R+27.420122016: R+32.420162020: R+33.320202024: R+36.62024
Jefferson County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP5,54466.9%
Kamala Harris DEM2,51630.3%
All other candidates2312.8%
Total8,291

Jefferson County was R+36.6 against R+19.9 statewide, 16.7 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 REP5,34565.3%
Joseph R. Biden DEM2,62532.0%
All other candidates2212.7%
Total8,191

Jefferson County was R+33.3 against R+16.4 statewide, 16.9 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 REP4,17762.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM1,99829.8%
All other candidates5398.0%
Total6,714

Jefferson County was R+32.4 against R+20.5 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
Mitt Romney Republican4,05562.2%
Barack Obama Democrat2,27234.8%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)1933.0%
VIRGIL GOODE & JIM CLYMER (write-in)10.0%
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)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)——
Total6,521

Jefferson County was R+27.4 against R+13.7 statewide, 13.8 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 REP3,53855.8%
Barack Obama DEM2,58240.7%
All other candidates2213.5%
Total6,341

Jefferson County was R+15.1 against R+2.3 statewide, 12.8 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP3,84465.5%
John Kerry DEM1,88132.1%
All other candidates1432.4%
Total5,868

Jefferson County was R+33.4 against R+20.5 statewide, 12.9 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 REP3,30864.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,51329.3%
All other candidates3426.6%
Total5,163

Jefferson County was R+34.8 against R+25.1 statewide, 9.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Jefferson County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Jefferson County by 36.5 points, out of 8,291 votes counted for president.

Is Jefferson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 36.6 points; 2020: Republican by 33.3 points; 2016: Republican by 32.4 points; 2012: Republican by 27.4 points; 2008: Republican by 15.1 points; 2004: Republican by 33.4 points; 2000: Republican by 34.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 16.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 36.6 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