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Election 1924 Results

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1924 presidential election in Montana

Calvin Coolidge (Republican) beat Robert M. La Follette (independent) in Montana in 1924, 42.5% to 37.9%, a margin of 4.6 points and 8,015 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1920, when Warren G. Harding won.

Republicans led in 34 of the 55 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 21. The largest, Silver Bow, cast 18,868 votes and went to the other candidates by 2.1 points. The closest was Flathead, where 8 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Calvin Coolidge won Republican 74,138 42.5%
Robert M. La Follette Progressive 66,123 37.9%
John W. Davis Democratic 33,805 19.4%
All other candidates 357 0.2%
Total174,423

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Silver Bow 5,393 28.6% 6,537 34.6% 6,938 18,868 Others
Cascade 2,220 19.0% 5,087 43.4% 4,405 11,712 R+24.5
Yellowstone 1,172 13.9% 4,715 55.9% 2,547 8,434 R+42.0
Missoula 1,012 12.5% 2,394 29.5% 4,706 8,112 Others
Fergus 1,580 20.6% 2,943 38.4% 3,132 7,655 Others
Lewis And Clark 1,869 27.2% 3,433 49.9% 1,573 6,875 R+22.7
Flathead 846 14.3% 2,541 42.8% 2,549 5,936 Others
Gallatin 1,564 27.8% 2,494 44.4% 1,565 5,623 R+16.5
Deer Lodge 1,611 29.5% 1,937 35.4% 1,921 5,469 R+6.0
Park 688 15.9% 2,199 50.7% 1,453 4,340 R+34.8
Carbon 698 16.4% 1,891 44.3% 1,680 4,269 R+27.9
Custer 412 10.9% 1,670 44.0% 1,714 3,796 Others
Hill 602 16.6% 1,111 30.6% 1,916 3,629 Others
Ravalli 562 16.2% 1,311 37.8% 1,596 3,469 Others
Musselshell 247 7.6% 1,488 45.5% 1,533 3,268 Others
Lake 340 10.7% 893 28.2% 1,936 3,169 Others
Valley 497 16.3% 1,558 51.1% 993 3,048 R+34.8
Chouteau 706 24.1% 1,349 46.1% 870 2,925 R+22.0
Beaverhead 766 27.9% 1,388 50.6% 590 2,744 R+22.7
Phillips 473 17.8% 1,236 46.6% 943 2,652 R+28.8
Dawson 346 13.2% 1,328 50.6% 950 2,624 R+37.4
Sheridan 176 6.8% 905 35.1% 1,497 2,578 Others
Madison 676 27.2% 1,137 45.8% 671 2,484 R+18.6
Roosevelt 389 15.8% 965 39.1% 1,114 2,468 Others
Powell 559 23.0% 986 40.5% 890 2,435 R+17.5
Lincoln 374 15.7% 976 40.9% 1,039 2,389 Others
Stillwater 375 15.9% 1,412 59.9% 572 2,359 R+44.0
Rosebud 259 11.4% 1,122 49.2% 898 2,279 R+37.9
Judith Basin 480 22.3% 888 41.3% 783 2,151 R+19.0
Sanders 188 9.2% 588 28.6% 1,277 2,053 Others
Pondera 414 20.4% 764 37.6% 852 2,030 Others
Teton 396 20.6% 775 40.3% 753 1,924 R+19.7
Big Horn 327 17.4% 1,082 57.6% 468 1,877 R+40.2
Toole 439 23.6% 697 37.5% 725 1,861 Others
Richland 238 12.8% 926 49.9% 690 1,854 R+37.1
Blaine 337 18.6% 827 45.6% 648 1,812 R+27.0
Jefferson 434 24.3% 656 36.8% 694 1,784 Others
Garfield 355 20.5% 876 50.5% 502 1,733 R+30.1
Wheatland 221 13.5% 723 44.2% 691 1,635 R+30.7
Daniels 185 12.9% 503 35.0% 750 1,438 Others
Sweet Grass 248 17.3% 853 59.7% 329 1,430 R+42.3
Glacier 511 36.2% 592 41.9% 309 1,412 R+5.7
Broadwater 486 34.5% 531 37.7% 392 1,409 R+3.2
Granite 353 26.3% 586 43.6% 405 1,344 R+17.3
Fallon 220 16.7% 731 55.6% 364 1,315 R+38.9
McCone 143 11.1% 494 38.2% 657 1,294 Others
Carter 283 22.9% 669 54.1% 285 1,237 R+31.2
Prairie 162 13.3% 683 56.0% 374 1,219 R+42.7
Golden Valley 118 10.6% 422 37.9% 574 1,114 Others
Meagher 257 24.5% 625 59.6% 166 1,048 R+35.1
Mineral 123 11.9% 223 21.6% 686 1,032 Others
Powder River 123 12.4% 485 48.9% 383 991 R+36.5
Wibaux 189 21.2% 507 56.9% 195 891 R+35.7
Liberty 141 19.7% 245 34.3% 329 715 Others
Treasure 84 16.1% 289 55.4% 149 522 R+39.3

Counties as they stood in 1924; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Montana in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+19.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+20.4
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+13.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+2.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+20.5
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+25.1
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+5.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.4
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+7.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+20.1
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.0
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+14.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+9.9
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.6
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+41.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+17.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+23.1
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+29.1
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+19.3
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+11.8
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+4.4
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+20.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+18.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+60.6
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+2.7