MONTANA | 3
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Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, MT Secretary of State) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 1,042,520 Total Registration, Nov. 2016 694,370 Montana has: 56 counties,126 incorporated cities and towns. Largest counties: Yellowstone, Missoula, Gallatin, Flathead, Cascade. Largest cities: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls. Government
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Montana
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 804,381. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.8%. Regular Registration Deadline: Oct. 11, 2016. Late Registration: Begins Oct. 12, 2016. |
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Overview:
The Republican ticket has carried Montana since Bill
Clinton won in
1992, although Barack Obama made it close in 2008 with
an intense
effort.
Trump-Pence won with a
plurality of 101,531 votes (20.41 percentage points),
carrying 50
counties to six for Clinton-Kaine
(Big Horn, Deer Lodge,
Gallatin, Glacier,
Missoula, and
Silver Bow). None of
the presidential candidates, major or minor, visited
Montana in the
Fall. Clinton | (Trump) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Registered
Voters: 648,764. Votes Cast:
293,548...
Turnout: 45.25%. |
Democrats 27 Delegates: 15 District, 4 At-Large, 2 PLEO, 6 Unpledged. details
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Republicans 27 Delegates: 3 RNC; 21 at-large; 3 by CD (3 x 1 CD). |
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1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
Clinton 37.63% |
Dole 44.11% |
Bush 58.44% |
Bush 59.07% |
McCain 49.53% |
Romney 55.36% |
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 773,147. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.6%.
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2012
Overview The Romney/Ryan ticket won with a plurality of 66,089 votes (13.65 percentage points), carrying 48 counties to eight for Obama/Biden (Big Horn, Blaine, Deer Lodge, Glacier, Hill, Missoula, Roosevelt and Silver Bow). None of the Democratic principals visited during the fall campaign; Mitt Romney attended a fundraiser in Hamilton on July 11; Jim Gray attended a meet and greet in Corvallis on Aug. 20 and did rallies in Bozeman on Oct. 31 and Dillon and Missoula on Nov. 1. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Voting Eligible
Population*:
741,538. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.3%. Total Registration: 668,085. |
497,599 total votes cast. |
2008
Overview In the face of an intense effort from the Obama campaign, the McCain/Palin ticket largely ignored Montana and still won the state by a thin margin of 11,096 votes (2.26 percentage points). McCain/Palin carried 43 counties to 13 for Obama/Biden. General Election Details Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Voting Eligible
Population*:
699,114. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 64.4%. Total Registration: 638,474. |
649 polling places ... 856 precincts |
2004
Overview The Bush-Cheney ticket won with a plurality of 93,353 votes (20.50 percentage points), carrying 51 of the 56 counties. Kerry won in Missoula, Silver Bow, Glacier, Big Horn and Roosevelt Counties. In terms of campaign activity, Kerry's younger sister Diana visited the state July and mid-October. Nader campaigned at the University of Montana in Missoula on Sept. 5 and Cobb appeared in Great Falls on Aug. 10. First Lady Laura Bush vacationed at Glacier Park in July. Also of note, former Montana Governor Marc Racicot chaired the Bush campaign. |
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Voting Eligible Population*:
667,525. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.6%. Total Registration: 698,260.
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Total votes cast: 417,916 |
2000
Overview Montana, a very close state with Perot on the ballot in 1992 and 1996, went to Bush by a wide margin in 2000. The Bush-Cheney ticket won with a plurality of 103,052 votes (25.07 percentage points), carrying all but 4 of the state's 56 counties. The state did see a number of closely fought races, however. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Conrad Burns (R) defeated Brian Schweitzer (D) 51% to 47%. In the U.S. House race, Dennis Rehberg (R) defeated Nancy Keenan (D) 51% to 46%. In the governor's race, Judy Martz and Karl Ohs (R) defeated Mark O'Keefe and Carol Williams (D) 51% to 47%. |
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