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Montana became a territory May 28, 1864 and the first delegation created nine counties: Beaverhead County, Montana, Beaverhead, Custer County, Montana, Big Horn (renamed Custer in 1877), Chouteau County, Montana, Chouteau, Deer Lodge County, Montana, Deer Lodge, Gallatin County, Montana, Gallatin, Jefferson County, Montana, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Edgerton (renamed Lewis and Clark in 1867), Madison County, Montana, Madison, and Missoula County, Montana, Missoula. Montana became a state on November 8, 1889.
Montana has a history of voters Split-ticket voting, splitting their tickets and filling elected offices with individuals from both parties. Through the mid-20th century, the state had a tradition of "sending the liberals to Washington and the conservatives to Helena". Between 1988 and 2006, the pattern flipped, with voters more likely to elect conservatives to federal offices. There have also been long-term shifts in party control. From 1968 through 1988, the state was dominated by the Democratic Party, with Democratic governors for a 20-year period, and a Democratic majority of both the national congressional delegation and during many sessions of the state legislature. This pattern shifted, beginning with the 1988 election when Montana elected a United States Republican Party, Republican governor for the first time since 1964 and sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1948. This shift continued with the reapportionment of the state's legislative districts that took effect in 1994, when the Republican Party took control of both chambers of the state legislature, consolidating a Republican party dominance that lasted until the 2004 reapportionment produced more swing districts and a brief period of Democratic legislative majorities in the mid-2000s.
Montana has voted for the Republican nominee in all but two presidential elections since 1952. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. However, since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time, and Republican governors 40 percent of the time. In the 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 presidential election, Montana was considered a swing state and was ultimately won by Republican John McCain by a narrow margin of two percent.
In a 2020 study, Montana was ranked as the 21st easiest state for citizens to vote in.
*United States Senate election in Montana, 1930
Counties History
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Montana became a territory May 28, 1864 and the first delegation created nine counties: Beaverhead County, Montana, Beaverhead, Custer County, Montana, Big Horn (renamed Custer in 1877), Chouteau County, Montana, Chouteau, Deer Lodge County, Montana, Deer Lodge, Gallatin County, Montana, Gallatin, Jefferson County, Montana, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Edgerton (renamed Lewis and Clark in 1867), Madison County, Montana, Madison, and Missoula County, Montana, Missoula. Montana became a state on November 8, 1889.
Montana has a history of voters Split-ticket voting, splitting their tickets and filling elected offices with individuals from both parties. Through the mid-20th century, the state had a tradition of "sending the liberals to Washington and the conservatives to Helena". Between 1988 and 2006, the pattern flipped, with voters more likely to elect conservatives to federal offices. There have also been long-term shifts in party control. From 1968 through 1988, the state was dominated by the Democratic Party, with Democratic governors for a 20-year period, and a Democratic majority of both the national congressional delegation and during many sessions of the state legislature. This pattern shifted, beginning with the 1988 election when Montana elected a United States Republican Party, Republican governor for the first time since 1964 and sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1948. This shift continued with the reapportionment of the state's legislative districts that took effect in 1994, when the Republican Party took control of both chambers of the state legislature, consolidating a Republican party dominance that lasted until the 2004 reapportionment produced more swing districts and a brief period of Democratic legislative majorities in the mid-2000s.
Montana has voted for the Republican nominee in all but two presidential elections since 1952. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. However, since 1889 the state has voted for Democratic governors 60 percent of the time, and Republican governors 40 percent of the time. In the 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 presidential election, Montana was considered a swing state and was ultimately won by Republican John McCain by a narrow margin of two percent.
In a 2020 study, Montana was ranked as the 21st easiest state for citizens to vote in.
1890s
Included representatives from additional territorial counties: Meagher County, Montana, Meagher (1866), Dawson County, Montana, Dawson (1869), Silver Bow County, Montana, Silver Bow (1881), Yellowstone County, Montana, Yellowstone (1883), Fergus County, Montana, Fergus (1885), Park County, Montana, Park (1887), and Cascade County, Montana, Cascade (1887)
1892 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 18921896 elections
First election to include Flathead County, Montana, Flathead, Valley County, Montana, Valley, Teton County, Montana, Teton, Ravalli County, Montana, Ravalli, Granite County, Montana, Granite, Carbon County, Montana, Carbon, and Sweet Grass County, Montana, Sweet Grass counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 18961900s
1900 elections
First election to include Broadwater County, Montana, Broadwater County *United States presidential election in Montana, 19001904 elections
First election to include Powell County, Montana, Powell and Rosebud County, Montana, Rosebud counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 19041908 elections
First election to include Sanders County, Montana, Sanders County *United States presidential election in Montana, 19081910s
1912 elections
First election to include Lincoln County, Montana, Lincoln, Musselshell County, Montana, Musselshell, Hill County, Montana, Hill and Blaine County, Montana, Blaine counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 19121916 elections
First election to include Big Horn County, Montana, Big Horn, Stillwater County, Montana, Stillwater, Sheridan County, Montana, Sheridan, Fallon County, Montana, Fallon, Toole County, Montana, Toole, Richland County, Montana, Richland, Mineral County, Montana, Mineral, Wibaux County, Montana, Wibaux, Phillips County, Montana, Phillips, and Prairie County, Montana, Prairie counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 19161918 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19181920s
1920 elections
First election to include Liberty County, Montana, Liberty, Golden Valley County, Montana, Golden Valley, and Daniels County, Montana, Daniels counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 19201922 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19221924 elections
First election to include Judith Basin County, Montana, Judith Basin and Lake County, Montana, Lake counties. *United States presidential election in Montana, 1924 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19241928 elections
First election to include Petroleum County, Montana, Petroleum County. *United States presidential election in Montana, 1928 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19281930s
*United States Senate election in Montana, 1930
1932 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19321934 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 1934 *United States Senate special election in Montana, 19341936 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1936 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19361940s
1940 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1940 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19401942 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19421944 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19441946 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19461948 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1948 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19481950s
1952 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1952 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19521954 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19541956 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19561958 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19581960s
1960 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1960 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19601964 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1964 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19641966 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19661968 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19681970s
1970 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19701972 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1972 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19721976 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1976 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19761978 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19781980s
1980 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19801982 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19821984 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1984 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19841988 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1988 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19881990s
1990 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19901992 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 19921994 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 19941996 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 1996 *United States Senate election in Montana, 19962000s
2000 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 2000 *United States Senate election in Montana, 20002002 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 20022004 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 2004 *Montana gubernatorial election, 20042006 elections
*United States Senate election in Montana, 2006 *United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 20062008 elections
*United States presidential election in Montana, 2008 *United States Senate election in Montana, 2008 *United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2008 *Montana Democratic primary, 2008 *Montana Republican caucuses, 2008 *Montana gubernatorial election, 20082010s
2010 elections
*2010 Montana elections *2010 United States House of Representatives election in Montana2012 elections
*2012 United States presidential election in Montana *2012 United States Senate election in Montana *2012 United States House of Representatives election in Montana *Montana Republican caucuses, 2012 *2012 Montana gubernatorial election2014 elections
*2014 United States Senate election in Montana *2014 Montana judicial elections2016 elections
*2016 United States presidential election in Montana *2016 United States House of Representatives election in Montana *2016 Montana gubernatorial election2018 elections
* 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Montana * 2018 United States Senate election in Montana2020s
2020 elections
* 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Montana * 2020 United States Senate election in Montana * 2020 Montana gubernatorial election * 2020 United States presidential election in Montana2022 elections
* 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana2024 elections
* 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana * 2024 United States Senate election in Montana * 2024 Montana gubernatorial election * 2024 United States presidential election in MontanaSee also
*Political party strength in Montana *United States presidential elections in Montana *Women's suffrage in MontanaReferences
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Counties History
* * * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * {{Montana Montana elections, Government of Montana Political events in Montana