Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Carbon County, MT — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Carbon County, Montana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+32.4 — 2,353 Democratic to 4,719 Republican of 7,297 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans. That makes it 12.5 points more Republican than Montana overall (R+19.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Carbon County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,353 | 4,719 | 225 | 32.2% | 64.7% | R+32.4 |
| 2020 | 2,421 | 4,468 | 163 | 34.3% | 63.4% | R+29.0 |
| 2016 | 1,828 | 3,748 | 415 | 30.5% | 62.6% | R+32.0 |
| 2012 | 2,146 | 3,533 | 167 | 36.7% | 60.4% | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | 2,443 | 3,108 | 199 | 42.5% | 54.1% | R+11.6 |
| 2004 | 1,847 | 3,342 | 132 | 34.7% | 62.8% | R+28.1 |
| 2000 | 1,434 | 3,008 | 347 | 29.9% | 62.8% | R+32.9 |
Carbon County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Carbon County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Carbon County, Montana in 2024 by R+32.4, with 7,297 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Carbon County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Carbon County shifted 3.4 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+29.0) and 2024 (R+32.4).
Is Carbon County more Democratic or Republican than Montana overall?+
In 2024, Carbon County went R+32.4 while Montana overall went R+19.9 — 12.5 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.