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Richland County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Richland County by 68.0 points, out of 5,309 votes for president.

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D+70R+70D+35R+352000: R+45.720002004: R+46.220042008: R+43.920082012: R+53.920122016: R+66.420162020: R+67.720202024: R+67.92024
Richland County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP4,38782.6%
Kamala Harris DEM77814.7%
All other candidates1442.7%
Total5,309

Richland County was R+67.9 against R+19.9 statewide, 48.0 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 REP4,80082.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM87515.1%
All other candidates1232.1%
Total5,798

Richland County was R+67.7 against R+16.4 statewide, 51.3 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 REP3,90880.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM67113.8%
All other candidates2926.0%
Total4,871

Richland County was R+66.4 against R+20.5 statewide, 45.9 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
Mitt Romney Republican3,51075.5%
Barack Obama Democrat1,00221.6%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)1332.9%
TOM HOEFLING & JONATHAN ELLIS (write-in)20.0%
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%
VAL KITTINGTON (write-in)00.0%
TERRANCE JAMES O'HARA (write-in)00.0%
WILL CHRISTENSEN & KEN GIBBS (write-in)——
Total4,648

Richland County was R+53.9 against R+13.7 statewide, 40.3 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 REP3,18470.5%
Barack Obama DEM1,20326.6%
All other candidates1292.9%
Total4,516

Richland County was R+43.9 against R+2.3 statewide, 41.6 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 REP3,11072.2%
John Kerry DEM1,12026.0%
All other candidates781.8%
Total4,308

Richland County was R+46.2 against R+20.5 statewide, 25.7 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 REP2,85870.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,01825.2%
All other candidates1573.9%
Total4,033

Richland County was R+45.7 against R+25.1 statewide, 20.6 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Richland County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Richland County by 68.0 points, out of 5,309 votes counted for president.

Is Richland County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 67.9 points; 2020: Republican by 67.7 points; 2016: Republican by 66.4 points; 2012: Republican by 53.9 points; 2008: Republican by 43.9 points; 2004: Republican by 46.2 points; 2000: Republican by 45.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 48.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 67.9 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