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Powell County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Powell County by 53.5 points, out of 3,282 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+47.120002004: R+43.520042008: R+22.520082012: R+33.020122016: R+52.920162020: R+50.220202024: R+53.52024
Powell County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP2,46675.1%
Kamala Harris DEM71021.6%
All other candidates1063.2%
Total3,282

Powell County was R+53.5 against R+19.9 statewide, 33.6 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 REP2,35573.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM75223.5%
All other candidates882.8%
Total3,195

Powell County was R+50.2 against R+16.4 statewide, 33.8 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 REP2,02972.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM55119.7%
All other candidates2147.7%
Total2,794

Powell County was R+52.9 against R+20.5 statewide, 32.4 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 Republican1,80665.0%
Barack Obama Democrat88832.0%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)823.0%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON & LUIS J. (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)——
ROSEANNE BARR & CINDY SHEEHAN (write-in)00.0%
SANTA CLAUS (write-in)00.0%
STEPHEN DURHAM & CHRISTINA LOPEZ (write-in)00.0%
SHEILA "SAMM" TITTLE & MATTHEW ALLEN TURNER (write-in)00.0%
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)——
Total2,777

Powell County was R+33.0 against R+13.7 statewide, 19.4 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 REP1,68357.2%
Barack Obama DEM1,02134.7%
All other candidates2368.0%
Total2,940

Powell County was R+22.5 against R+2.3 statewide, 20.2 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 REP1,99370.4%
John Kerry DEM76126.9%
All other candidates762.7%
Total2,830

Powell County was R+43.5 against R+20.5 statewide, 23.0 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 REP1,97169.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM63822.5%
All other candidates2237.9%
Total2,832

Powell County was R+47.1 against R+25.1 statewide, 22.0 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 Powell County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Powell County by 53.5 points, out of 3,282 votes counted for president.

Is Powell County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 53.5 points; 2020: Republican by 50.2 points; 2016: Republican by 52.9 points; 2012: Republican by 33.0 points; 2008: Republican by 22.5 points; 2004: Republican by 43.5 points; 2000: Republican by 47.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 33.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 53.5 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