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Musselshell County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Musselshell County by 71.5 points, out of 3,012 votes for president.

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D+80R+80D+40R+402000: R+48.520002004: R+50.120042008: R+41.020082012: R+55.820122016: R+67.020162020: R+69.820202024: R+71.62024
Musselshell County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP2,55084.7%
Kamala Harris DEM39613.1%
All other candidates662.2%
Total3,012

Musselshell County was R+71.6 against R+19.9 statewide, 51.7 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 REP2,42384.1%
Joseph R. Biden DEM41314.3%
All other candidates451.6%
Total2,881

Musselshell County was R+69.8 against R+16.4 statewide, 53.4 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 REP1,96780.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM33213.6%
All other candidates1425.8%
Total2,441

Musselshell County was R+67.0 against R+20.5 statewide, 46.5 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
Mitt Romney Republican1,83376.2%
Barack Obama Democrat49220.4%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)823.4%
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)——
Total2,407

Musselshell County was R+55.8 against R+13.7 statewide, 42.2 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 REP1,58168.6%
Barack Obama DEM63627.6%
All other candidates893.9%
Total2,306

Musselshell County was R+41.0 against R+2.3 statewide, 38.7 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 REP1,66374.0%
John Kerry DEM53823.9%
All other candidates462.0%
Total2,247

Musselshell County was R+50.1 against R+20.5 statewide, 29.6 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP1,58271.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM51223.2%
All other candidates1135.1%
Total2,207

Musselshell County was R+48.5 against R+25.1 statewide, 23.4 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Musselshell County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Musselshell County by 71.5 points, out of 3,012 votes counted for president.

Is Musselshell County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 71.6 points; 2020: Republican by 69.8 points; 2016: Republican by 67.0 points; 2012: Republican by 55.8 points; 2008: Republican by 41.0 points; 2004: Republican by 50.1 points; 2000: Republican by 48.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 51.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 71.6 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