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Lewis and Clark County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Lewis and Clark County by 5.7 points, out of 42,023 votes for president.

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D+20R+20D+10R+102000: R+18.720002004: R+12.720042008: D+6.420082012: R+3.520122016: R+7.020162020: R+3.920202024: R+5.72024
Lewis and Clark County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP21,47951.1%
Kamala Harris DEM19,08545.4%
All other candidates1,4593.5%
Total42,023

Lewis and Clark County was R+5.7 against R+19.9 statewide, 14.2 points more Democratic 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 REP21,40950.4%
Joseph R. Biden DEM19,74346.5%
All other candidates1,3333.1%
Total42,485

Lewis and Clark County was R+3.9 against R+16.4 statewide, 12.5 points more Democratic 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 REP16,89549.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM14,47842.0%
All other candidates3,1059.0%
Total34,478

Lewis and Clark County was R+7.0 against R+20.5 statewide, 13.5 points more Democratic 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 Republican16,80350.4%
Barack Obama Democrat15,62046.9%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)8952.7%
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)——
Total33,318

Lewis and Clark County was R+3.5 against R+13.7 statewide, 10.2 points more Democratic 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
Barack Obama DEM17,11451.2%
John McCain REP14,96644.8%
All other candidates1,3534.0%
Total33,433

Lewis and Clark County was D+6.4 against R+2.3 statewide, 8.7 points more Democratic 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 REP16,49455.3%
John Kerry DEM12,71742.6%
All other candidates6312.1%
Total29,842

Lewis and Clark County was R+12.7 against R+20.5 statewide, 7.8 points more Democratic 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 REP15,09155.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM9,98236.6%
All other candidates2,1968.1%
Total27,269

Lewis and Clark County was R+18.7 against R+25.1 statewide, 6.4 points more Democratic 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 Lewis and Clark County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Lewis and Clark County by 5.7 points, out of 42,023 votes counted for president.

Is Lewis and Clark County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 5.7 points; 2020: Republican by 3.9 points; 2016: Republican by 7.0 points; 2012: Republican by 3.5 points; 2008: Democratic by 6.4 points; 2004: Republican by 12.7 points; 2000: Republican by 18.7 points.

How does Lewis and Clark County vote compared with the rest of Montana?

In 2024 it was 14.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 5.7 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