Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Prairie County, MT — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Prairie County, Montana voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+61.6 — 122 Democratic to 546 Republican of 688 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 2.5 points toward Democrats. That makes it 41.7 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 Prairie County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 122 | 546 | 20 | 17.7% | 79.4% | R+61.6 |
| 2020 | 126 | 603 | 15 | 16.9% | 81.0% | R+64.1 |
| 2016 | 100 | 556 | 33 | 14.5% | 80.7% | R+66.2 |
| 2012 | 167 | 520 | 16 | 23.8% | 74.0% | R+50.2 |
| 2008 | 211 | 503 | 116 | 25.4% | 60.6% | R+35.2 |
| 2004 | 181 | 546 | 9 | 24.6% | 74.2% | R+49.6 |
| 2000 | 164 | 541 | 41 | 22.0% | 72.5% | R+50.5 |
Prairie County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Prairie County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Prairie County, Montana in 2024 by R+61.6, with 688 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Prairie County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Prairie County shifted 2.5 points toward Democrats between 2020 (R+64.1) and 2024 (R+61.6).
Is Prairie County more Democratic or Republican than Montana overall?+
In 2024, Prairie County went R+61.6 while Montana overall went R+19.9 — 41.7 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.