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Yellowstone County, Montana presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Yellowstone County by 27.1 points, out of 81,391 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: R+23.620002004: R+25.320042008: R+6.320082012: R+20.520122016: R+27.120162020: R+24.020202024: R+27.12024
Yellowstone County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP50,46062.0%
Kamala Harris DEM28,39234.9%
All other candidates2,5393.1%
Total81,391

Yellowstone County was R+27.1 against R+19.9 statewide, 7.2 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 REP50,77260.6%
Joseph R. Biden DEM30,67936.6%
All other candidates2,3702.8%
Total83,821

Yellowstone County was R+24.0 against R+16.4 statewide, 7.6 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 REP40,92059.2%
Hillary Clinton DEM22,17132.1%
All other candidates6,0178.7%
Total69,108

Yellowstone County was R+27.1 against R+20.5 statewide, 6.6 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
Mitt Romney Republican40,50058.9%
Barack Obama Democrat26,40338.4%
GARY JOHNSON & JAMES P. GRAY (Libertarian)1,9042.8%
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)——
Total68,807

Yellowstone County was R+20.5 against R+13.7 statewide, 6.9 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 REP36,48351.8%
Barack Obama DEM32,03845.5%
All other candidates1,9102.7%
Total70,431

Yellowstone County was R+6.3 against R+2.3 statewide, 4.0 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 REP40,90361.7%
John Kerry DEM24,12036.4%
All other candidates1,2631.9%
Total66,286

Yellowstone County was R+25.3 against R+20.5 statewide, 4.8 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 REP33,92259.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM20,37035.4%
All other candidates3,2075.6%
Total57,499

Yellowstone County was R+23.6 against R+25.1 statewide, 1.5 points more Democratic 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 Yellowstone County, Montana in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Yellowstone County by 27.1 points, out of 81,391 votes counted for president.

Is Yellowstone County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 27.1 points; 2020: Republican by 24.0 points; 2016: Republican by 27.1 points; 2012: Republican by 20.5 points; 2008: Republican by 6.3 points; 2004: Republican by 25.3 points; 2000: Republican by 23.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 7.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 27.1 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