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Great Falls, MT Metro Area


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2022 population: 84,864   ( 3,537 from 2010 , 451 from 2020)
Land area: 2698.2 square miles
Population density: 31.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:71,280 83.99% 0.3%
Black:1,2141.43% 26.7%
Indian:3,6124.26% 10.3%
Asian:1,0181.20% 37.0%
2+ races:3,1113.67% 24.6%
Hispanic:4,6295.45% 70.7%
Total non-White:13,58416.01% 32.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,068 12.2
Deaths:2,43714.4
Net Migration: 7274.3
Net Immigration: 330.2
Change in White population:180 0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:3,357 4.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Great Falls, MT Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,683 R +402 D + 3.2%
D +3,281
2020 vs. 2012 R +4,970 R +4,746 R + 11.0%
D +224
2020 vs. 2008 R +6,458 R +8,666 R + 22.6%
D -2,208
2016 vs. 2008 R +2,775 R +8,264 R + 25.8%
D -5,489
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2020 61% Donald Trump* (R) 23,315 58.5% Joe Biden (D) 15,456 38.8% 1,114 [+] 2.8% 39,885 12 0.03%
2016 54% Donald Trump (R) 19,632 56.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 12,175 35.2% 2,764 [+] 8.0% 34,571 11 0.03%
2012 55% Mitt Romney (R) 18,345 53.1% Barack Obama* (D) 15,232 44.1% 999 [+] 2.9% 34,576 6 0.03%
2008 57% Barack Obama (D) 17,664 49.9% John McCain (R) 16,857 47.6% 875 [+] 2.5% 35,396 2 0.03%
2004 55% George W. Bush* (R) 19,028 56.9% John Kerry (D) 13,701 40.9% 730 [+] 2.2% 33,459 6 0.03%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 18,164 54.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,137 39.4% 2,016 [+] 6.1% 33,317 7 0.03%
1996 60% Bill Clinton* (D) 15,707 44.9% Robert Dole (R) 14,291 40.8% 5,008 [+] 14.3% 35,006 0 0.04%
1992 64% Bill Clinton (D) 14,719 40.2% George Bush* (R) 12,494 34.2% 9,367 [+] 25.6% 36,580 -3 0.04%
1988 57% George Bush (R) 15,946 49.6% Michael Dukakis (D) 15,718 48.9% 460 [+] 1.4% 32,124 -4 0.04%
1984 61% Ronald Reagan* (R) 19,846 57.5% Walter Mondale (D) 14,252 41.3% 407 1.2% 34,505 -1 0.04%
1980 56% Ronald Reagan (R) 17,664 54.8% Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,105 34.5% 3,465 [+] 10.7% 32,234 4 0.04%
1976 57% Gerald Ford* (R) 15,289 50.1% Jimmy Carter (D) 14,678 48.1% 544 [+] 1.8% 30,511 2 0.04%
1972 58% Richard Nixon* (R) 16,159 52.4% George McGovern (D) 12,899 41.8% 1,778 [+] 5.8% 30,836 -8 0.04%
1968 57% Hubert Humphrey (D) 13,507 50.4% Richard Nixon (R) 11,588 43.2% 1,708 [+] 6.4% 26,803 0 0.04%
1964 60% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 17,609 65.9% Barry Goldwater (R) 8,986 33.6% 119 0.4% 26,714 -5 0.04%
1960 61% John Kennedy (D) 14,117 54.1% Richard Nixon (R) 11,928 45.7% 45 0.2% 26,090 -4 0.04%
1956 58% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 12,455 52.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,098 47.1% 0 0.0% 23,553 -5 0.04%
1952 65% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 12,176 52.1% Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,051 47.3% 146 0.6% 23,373 -3 0.04%
1948 62% Harry Truman* (D) 12,082 61.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,830 34.5% 905 [+] 4.6% 19,817 -11 0.04%
1944 59% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,924 62.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 6,372 36.5% 141 0.8% 17,437 -9 0.04%
1940 76% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,637 67.1% Wendell Willkie (R) 6,443 31.7% 244 1.2% 20,324 -13 0.04%
1936 72% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,325 74.9% Alf Landon (R) 4,077 22.9% 387 [+] 2.2% 17,789 -14 0.04%
1932 69% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 10,047 59.7% Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,800 34.5% 976 [+] 5.8% 16,823 -5 0.04%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 8,183 55.1% Al Smith (D) 6,540 44.0% 133 [+] 0.9% 14,856 -3 0.04%
1924 51% Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,081 43.4% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,373 37.4% 2,252 [+] 19.2% 11,706 -11 0.04%
1920 51% Warren Harding (R) 6,808 58.8% James Cox (D) 3,938 34.0% 826 [+] 7.1% 11,572 -1 0.04%
1916 45% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,612 62.1% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,253 30.6% 776 [+] 7.3% 10,641 -16 0.06%
1912 22% Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,633 35.9% William Taft* (R) 1,079 23.7% 1,837 [+] 40.4% 4,549 1 0.03%
1908 23% William Taft (R) 1,935 44.9% William J. Bryan (D) 1,888 43.8% 490 [+] 11.4% 4,313 -7 0.03%
1904 24% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,405 55.3% Alton Parker (D) 1,385 31.9% 556 [+] 12.8% 4,346 -1 0.03%
1900 27% William J. Bryan (D) 2,564 55.1% William McKinley* (R) 1,997 42.9% 89 [+] 1.9% 4,650 -9 0.03%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 15,456 38.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 23,315 58.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,114 2.8%
TOTAL 39,885
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): 12


2016 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 12,175 35.2%
Donald Trump (R) 19,632 56.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,996 5.8%
Jill Stein (Grn) 446 1.3%
Other 322 0.9%
TOTAL 34,571
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): 11


2012 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 15,232 44.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 18,345 53.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 987 2.9%
Other 12 0.0%
TOTAL 34,576
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 17,664 49.9%
John McCain (R) 16,857 47.6%
Ralph Nader (I) 286 0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 79 0.2%
Other 510 1.4%
TOTAL 35,396
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 2


2004 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 19,028 56.9%
John Kerry (D) 13,701 40.9%
Ralph Nader (I) 372 1.1%
Other 358 1.1%
TOTAL 33,459
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): 6


2000 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 18,164 54.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 13,137 39.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,202 3.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 485 1.5%
Other 329 1.0%
TOTAL 33,317
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 7


1996 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 15,707 44.9%
Robert Dole (R) 14,291 40.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 4,749 13.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 147 0.4%
Other 112 0.3%
TOTAL 35,006
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 0


1992 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 14,719 40.2%
George Bush* (R) 12,494 34.2%
Ross Perot (I) 9,151 25.0%
Other 216 0.6%
TOTAL 36,580
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -3


1988 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 15,946 49.6%
Michael Dukakis (D) 15,718 48.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 376 1.2%
Other 84 0.3%
TOTAL 32,124
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -4


1984 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 19,846 57.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 14,252 41.3%
Other 407 1.2%
TOTAL 34,505
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -1


1980 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 17,664 54.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 11,105 34.5%
John Anderson (I) 2,655 8.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 810 2.5%
TOTAL 32,234
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 4


1976 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 14,678 48.1%
Gerald Ford* (R) 15,289 50.1%
Other 544 1.8%
TOTAL 30,511
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 2


1972 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 16,159 52.4%
George McGovern (D) 12,899 41.8%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,778 5.8%
TOTAL 30,836
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -8


1968 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 11,588 43.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 13,507 50.4%
George Wallace (AIP) 1,539 5.7%
Other 169 0.6%
TOTAL 26,803
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): 0


1964 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 17,609 65.9%
Barry Goldwater (R) 8,986 33.6%
Other 119 0.4%
TOTAL 26,714
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -5


1960 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 14,117 54.1%
Richard Nixon (R) 11,928 45.7%
Other 45 0.2%
TOTAL 26,090
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -4


1956 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 12,455 52.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,098 47.1%
TOTAL 23,553
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -5


1952 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 12,176 52.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 11,051 47.3%
Other 146 0.6%
TOTAL 23,373
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -3


1948 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 12,082 61.0%
Thomas Dewey (R) 6,830 34.5%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 806 4.1%
Other 99 0.5%
TOTAL 19,817
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -11


1944 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 10,924 62.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 6,372 36.5%
Other 141 0.8%
TOTAL 17,437
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -9


1940 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,637 67.1%
Wendell Willkie (R) 6,443 31.7%
Other 244 1.2%
TOTAL 20,324
Turnout: 76% Diff (US): -13


1936 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 13,325 74.9%
Alf Landon (R) 4,077 22.9%
William Lemke (Union) 256 1.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 52 0.3%
Other 79 0.4%
TOTAL 17,789
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): -14


1932 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 10,047 59.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 5,800 34.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 589 3.5%
Other 387 2.3%
TOTAL 16,823
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -5


1928 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 8,183 55.1%
Al Smith (D) 6,540 44.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 81 0.5%
Other 52 0.4%
TOTAL 14,856
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): -3


1924 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 5,081 43.4%
John Davis (D) 2,220 19.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,373 37.4%
Other 32 0.3%
TOTAL 11,706
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -11


1920 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 6,808 58.8%
James Cox (D) 3,938 34.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 826 7.1%
TOTAL 11,572
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -1


1916 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 6,612 62.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 3,253 30.6%
Allan Benson (Soc) 758 7.1%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 10,641
Turnout: 45% Diff (US): -16


1912 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,633 35.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 999 22.0%
William Taft* (R) 1,079 23.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 838 18.4%
TOTAL 4,549
Turnout: 22% Diff (US): 1


1908 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 1,935 44.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 1,888 43.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 451 10.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 32 0.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 4,313
Turnout: 23% Diff (US): -7


1904 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,405 55.3%
Alton Parker (D) 1,385 31.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 470 10.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 69 1.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 14 0.3%
Other 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,346
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -1


1900 President, Great Falls, MT Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 1,997 42.9%
William J. Bryan (D) 2,564 55.1%
John Woolley (Proh) 27 0.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 57 1.2%
Other 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,650
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): -9
* incumbent