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Prairie County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Prairie County by 61.6 points, out of 688 votes for president.

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D+70R+70D+35R+352000: R+50.520002004: R+49.620042008: R+35.220082012: R+50.220122016: R+66.220162020: R+64.120202024: R+61.72024
Prairie County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP54679.4%
Kamala Harris DEM12217.7%
All other candidates202.9%
Total688

Prairie County was R+61.7 against R+19.9 statewide, 41.8 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 REP60381.0%
Joseph R. Biden DEM12616.9%
All other candidates152.0%
Total744

Prairie County was R+64.1 against R+16.4 statewide, 47.7 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 REP55680.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM10014.5%
All other candidates334.8%
Total689

Prairie County was R+66.2 against R+20.5 statewide, 45.7 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 Republican52074.0%
Barack Obama Democrat16723.8%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)162.3%
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)——
Total703

Prairie County was R+50.2 against R+13.7 statewide, 36.6 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 REP50360.6%
Barack Obama DEM21125.4%
All other candidates11614.0%
Total830

Prairie County was R+35.2 against R+2.3 statewide, 32.9 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 REP54674.2%
John Kerry DEM18124.6%
All other candidates91.2%
Total736

Prairie County was R+49.6 against R+20.5 statewide, 29.1 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 REP54172.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM16422.0%
All other candidates415.5%
Total746

Prairie County was R+50.5 against R+25.1 statewide, 25.4 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 Prairie County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Prairie County by 61.6 points, out of 688 votes counted for president.

Is Prairie County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 61.7 points; 2020: Republican by 64.1 points; 2016: Republican by 66.2 points; 2012: Republican by 50.2 points; 2008: Republican by 35.2 points; 2004: Republican by 49.6 points; 2000: Republican by 50.5 points.

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

In 2024 it was 41.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 61.7 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