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Lincoln County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Lincoln County by 53.4 points, out of 11,789 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+50.320002004: R+42.220042008: R+29.020082012: R+39.420122016: R+50.220162020: R+49.720202024: R+53.42024
Lincoln County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,90975.6%
Kamala Harris DEM2,61522.2%
All other candidates2652.2%
Total11,789

Lincoln County was R+53.4 against R+19.9 statewide, 33.5 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 REP8,67273.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM2,83524.1%
All other candidates2402.0%
Total11,747

Lincoln County was R+49.7 against R+16.4 statewide, 33.3 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 REP6,72972.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM2,04121.9%
All other candidates5606.0%
Total9,330

Lincoln County was R+50.2 against R+20.5 statewide, 29.7 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
Mitt Romney Republican6,05768.1%
Barack Obama Democrat2,55228.7%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)2803.1%
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)——
Total8,890

Lincoln County was R+39.4 against R+13.7 statewide, 25.8 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 REP5,70461.8%
Barack Obama DEM3,02532.8%
All other candidates4985.4%
Total9,227

Lincoln County was R+29.0 against R+2.3 statewide, 26.7 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 REP5,88969.7%
John Kerry DEM2,32027.5%
All other candidates2382.8%
Total8,447

Lincoln County was R+42.2 against R+20.5 statewide, 21.7 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 REP5,57871.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,62920.8%
All other candidates6398.1%
Total7,846

Lincoln County was R+50.3 against R+25.1 statewide, 25.2 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Lincoln County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Lincoln County by 53.4 points, out of 11,789 votes counted for president.

Is Lincoln County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 53.4 points; 2020: Republican by 49.7 points; 2016: Republican by 50.2 points; 2012: Republican by 39.4 points; 2008: Republican by 29.0 points; 2004: Republican by 42.2 points; 2000: Republican by 50.3 points.

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

In 2024 it was 33.5 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 53.4 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