Between 1912 and 2020 in the state of Montana there have been 28 elections of which: 9 have been won by Democrats, 19 won by Republicans, and 0 won by "other parties".
| Year | Electoral | Presidential Candidate Votes | Population | Votes | Turnout | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 4 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 27,941 4 Electoral Votes
R William Howard Taft (OH) 18,512
O Eugene W. Chafin (IL) 32
O Theodore Roosevelt (NY) 22,456
O Eugene V. Debs (IN) 10,885
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA) |
388,320 | 79,826 | 20.56% | D |
| 1916 | 4 | D Woodrow Wilson (NJ) 101,063 4 Electoral Votes
O Allan L. Benson (NY) 9,564
O Arthur E. Reimer (MA) 302
R Charles Evans Hughes (NY) 66,750
O Frank Hanly (IN) |
412,855 | 177,679 | 43.04% | D |
| 1920 | 4 | D James M. Cox (OH) 57,372
O Parley P. Christensen (IL) 12,204
O James E. Ferguson (TX)
R Warren G. Harding (OH) 109,430 4 Electoral Votes
O Eugene V. Debs (IN)
O Aaron S. Watkins (IN)
O Other (XX) |
548,889 | 179,006 | 32.61% | R |
| 1924 | 4 | D John W. Davis (WV) 33,805
O Herman P. Faris (MO)
O Other (XX)
R Calvin Coolidge (MA) 74,138 4 Electoral Votes
O Robert M. La Follette (WI) 66,123
O William Z. Foster (MA) 357 |
570,317 | 174,423 | 30.58% | R |
| 1928 | 4 | D Al Smith (NY) 78,578
O William Z. Foster (IL) 563
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 113,300 4 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) 1,667
O Verne L. Reynolds (MI) |
591,745 | 194,108 | 32.8% | R |
| 1932 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 127,286 4 Electoral Votes
O Norman Thomas (NY) 7,891
R Herbert Hoover (CA) 78,078
O Other (XX) 3,224 |
548,358 | 216,479 | 39.48% | D |
| 1936 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 159,690 4 Electoral Votes
O William Lemke (ND) 5,549
O Earl Browder (KS) 609
R Alfred Landon (KS) 63,598
O Norman Thomas (NY) 1,066 |
569,863 | 230,512 | 40.45% | D |
| 1940 | 4 | O Norman Thomas (NY) 1,443
R Wendell Willkie (NY) 99,579
O Other (XX) 1,153
D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 145,698 4 Electoral Votes |
559,456 | 247,873 | 44.31% | D |
| 1944 | 4 | D Franklin D. Roosevelt (NY) 112,556 4 Electoral Votes
O Texas Regulars (TX)
O Other (XX) 340
R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 93,163
O Norman Thomas (NY) 1,296 |
581,834 | 207,355 | 35.64% | D |
| 1948 | 4 | R Thomas E. Dewey (NY) 96,770
O Henry A. Wallace (IA) 7,313
O Other (XX) 429
D Harry S. Truman (MO) 119,071 4 Electoral Votes
O Strom Thurmond (SC)
O Norman Thomas (NY) 695 |
604,213 | 224,278 | 37.12% | D |
| 1952 | 4 | O Eric Hass (NY)
D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 106,213
O Stuart Hamblen (TX) 548
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 157,394 4 Electoral Votes
O Vincent Hallinan (CA) 723 |
602,844 | 264,878 | 43.94% | R |
| 1956 | 4 | D Adlai Stevenson (IL) 116,238
O Eric Hass (NY)
R Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) 154,933 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
626,485 | 271,171 | 43.28% | R |
| 1960 | 4 | R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 141,841 4 Electoral Votes
O Eric Hass (NY)
D John Fitzgerald Kennedy (MA) 134,891
O Other (XX) |
674,767 | 276,732 | 41.01% | R |
| 1964 | 4 | R Barry Morris Goldwater (AZ) 113,032
O Eric Hass (NY)
D Lyndon Baines Johnson (TX) 164,246 4 Electoral Votes
O Other (XX) |
701,758 | 277,278 | 39.51% | D |
| 1968 | 4 | O George Corley Wallace (AL) 20,015
D Hubert Horatio Humphrey (MN) 114,117
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 138,835 4 Electoral Votes |
728,749 | 272,967 | 37.46% | R |
| 1972 | 4 | D George Stanley McGovern (SD) 120,197
O Linda Jenness (GA)
R Richard Milhous Nixon (CA) 183,976 4 Electoral Votes
O John G. Schmitz (CA) 13,430 |
708,297 | 317,603 | 44.84% | R |
| 1976 | 4 | R Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (MI) 173,703 4 Electoral Votes
O Roger MacBride (VT)
D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 149,259
O Eugene McCarthy (MN) |
736,074 | 322,962 | 43.88% | R |
| 1980 | 4 | D James Earl Carter, Jr. (GA) 118,032
O Ed Clark (CA) 9,825
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 206,814 4 Electoral Votes
O John Bayard Anderson (IL) 29,281 |
786,690 | 363,952 | 46.26% | R |
| 1984 | 4 | D Walter Frederick Mondale (MN) 146,742
R Ronald Wilson Reagan (CA) 232,450 4 Electoral Votes
O David Bergland (CA) 5,185 |
818,158 | 384,377 | 46.98% | R |
| 1988 | 4 | D Michael Stanley Dukakis (MA) 168,936
O Lenora Fulani (PA) 1,279
R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 190,412 4 Electoral Votes
O Ronald Ernest Paul (TX) 5,047 |
849,625 | 365,674 | 43.04% | R |
| 1992 | 3 | R George Herbert Walker Bush (TX) 144,207
O Andre Verne Marrou (AK) 986
D William Jefferson Clinton (AR) 154,507 3 Electoral Votes
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 107,225
O Other (XX) 3,658 |
815,046 | 410,583 | 50.38% | D |
| 1996 | 3 | D William Jefferson Clinton (AK) 167,922
O Henry Ross Perot (TX) 55,229
O Harry Browne (TN) 2,526
R Robert Joseph Dole (KS) 179,652 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT)
O Other (XX) 1,932 |
847,009 | 407,261 | 48.08% | R |
| 2000 | 3 | D Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (TN) 137,126
O Pat Buchanan (VA) 5,697
O Howard Phillips (VA) 1,155
O Other (XX) 11
R George Walker Bush (TX) 240,178 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT) 24,437
O Harry Browne (TN) 1,718
O John Hagelin (IA) 675 |
902,195 | 410,997 | 45.56% | R |
| 2004 | 3 | D John Forbes Kerry (MA) 173,710
O Michael Badnarik (TX) 1,733
O David Cobb (TX) 996
R George Walker Bush (TX) 266,063 3 Electoral Votes
O Ralph Nader (CT) 6,168
O Michael Peroutka (MD) 1,764
O Other (XX) 11 |
938,283 | 450,445 | 48.01% | R |
| 2008 | 3 | O Robert Laurence Barr (GA) 1,355
O Cynthia McKinney (GA) 23
D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 231,667
O Ralph Nader (CT) 3,686
O Charles Obadiah Baldwin (FL) 143
O Other (XX) 10,665
R John Sidney McCain (AZ) 242,763 3 Electoral Votes |
974,371 | 490,302 | 50.32% | R |
| 2012 | 3 | D Barack Hussein Obama (IL) 201,839
O Gary Johnson (NM) 14,165
O Other (XX) 116
R Mitt Romney (MA) 267,928 3 Electoral Votes
O Jill Stein (MA) |
1,009,203 | 484,048 | 47.96% | R |
| 2016 | 3 | O Evan McMullin (UT)
O Gary Johnson (NM) 28,036
D Hillary Clinton (NY) 174,281
O Jill Stein (MA) 7,868
R Donal Trump (NY) 273,879 3 Electoral Votes |
1,048,780 | 484,064 | 46.15% | R |
| 2020 | 3 | D Joe Biden (DE) 244,786
O Jo Jorgensen (SC) 15,252
R Donald Trump (FL) 343,602 3 Electoral Votes
O Howie Hawkins (CA) |
1,084,590 | 603,640 | 55.66% | R |