Montana Voter Turnout
Montana consistently has had one of the highest voter turnout rates in the nation.
The chart below shows voter registration and turnout for Primary and General Elections since 1920. Download the Chart. County-by-county turnout is also available, as are archived election results, from 1912 through the present, which include voter registration and turnout.
Year
|
Registered
|
Votes Cast
|
%
|
Registered
|
Votes Cast
|
%
|
1920
|
230,221
|
102,971
|
44.7%
|
261,257
|
178,968
|
68.5%
|
1922
|
224,142
|
108,643
|
48.5%
|
243,936
|
158,737
|
65.1%
|
1924
|
211,450
|
109,688
|
51.9%
|
240,800
|
174,415
|
72.4%
|
1926
|
205,822
|
103,106
|
50.1%
|
227,118
|
153,442
|
67.6%
|
1928
|
203,193
|
117,300
|
57.7%
|
241,096
|
194,840
|
80.8%
|
1930
|
220,671
|
100,157
|
45.4%
|
240,086
|
176,161
|
73.4%
|
1932
|
232,545
|
146,038
|
62.8%
|
265,181
|
216,381
|
81.6%
|
1934
|
247,248
|
133,098
|
53.8%
|
268,482
|
203,626
|
75.8%
|
1936
|
251,807
|
155,781
|
61.9%
|
283,695
|
226,353
|
79.8%
|
1938
|
248,443
|
151,620
|
61.0%
|
269,963
|
208,710
|
77.3%
|
1940
|
253,138
|
146,354
|
57.8%
|
295,237
|
240,694
|
81.5%
|
1942
|
258,749
|
118,478
|
45.8%
|
271,773
|
170,514
|
62.7%
|
1944
|
203,749
|
85,546
|
42.0%
|
248,392
|
197,217
|
79.4%
|
1946
|
241,550
|
127,889
|
52.9%
|
263,422
|
190,566
|
72.3%
|
1948
|
236,236
|
133,742
|
56.6%
|
269,779
|
221,003
|
81.9%
|
1950
|
250,374
|
128,058
|
51.1%
|
272,103
|
210,527
|
77.4%
|
1952
|
274,929
|
146,252
|
53.2%
|
304,053
|
260,469
|
85.7%
|
1954
|
283,651
|
136,466
|
48.1%
|
296,611
|
227,454
|
76.7%
|
1956
|
273,236
|
136,081
|
49.8%
|
316,444
|
263,204
|
83.2%
|
1958
|
289,851
|
145,462
|
50.2%
|
305,614
|
229,483
|
75.1%
|
1960
|
279,685
|
196,210
|
70.2%
|
322,876
|
276,612
|
85.7%
|
1962
|
301,003
|
152,422
|
50.6%
|
318,721
|
248,441
|
77.9%
|
1964
|
290,109
|
185,102
|
63.8%
|
327,477
|
280,975
|
85.8%
|
1966
|
306,852
|
156,042
|
50.9%
|
330,182
|
264,971
|
80.2%
|
1968
|
299,818
|
203,353
|
67.8%
|
331,078
|
285,892
|
86.4%
|
1970
|
304,328
|
166,126
|
54.6%
|
325,315
|
254,790
|
78.3%
|
1972
|
336,913
|
238,215
|
70.7%
|
386,867
|
327,176
|
84.6%
|
1974
|
352,244
|
179,153
|
50.9%
|
373,889
|
260,496
|
69.7%
|
1976
|
411,087
|
208,346
|
50.7%
|
454,924
|
339,346
|
74.6%
|
1978
|
381,769
|
207,903
|
54.5%
|
410,046
|
296,521
|
72.3%
|
1980
|
452,510
|
228,750
|
50.6%
|
496,402
|
371,976
|
74.9%
|
1982
|
412,841
|
198,840
|
48.2%
|
445,888
|
328,082
|
73.6%
|
1984
|
482,429
|
192,226
|
39.8%
|
526,841
|
395,006
|
75.0%
|
1986
|
421,264
|
166,622
|
39.6%
|
443,935
|
326,436
|
73.5%
|
1988
|
471,352
|
224,217
|
47.6%
|
505,541
|
378,981
|
75.0%
|
1990
|
408,354
|
201,118
|
49.3%
|
435,900
|
326,652
|
74.9%
|
1992
|
479,578
|
247,158
|
51.5%
|
529,299
|
417,564
|
78.9%
|
1994
|
485,629
|
228,603
|
47.1%
|
514,051
|
359,455
|
69.9%
|
1996
|
562,579
|
228,040
|
40.5%
|
590,751
|
417,232
|
70.6%
|
1998
|
602,716
|
161,568
|
26.8%
|
639,241
|
338,733
|
53.0%
|
2000
|
671,325
|
223,419
|
33.3%
|
698,260
|
417,916
|
59.9%
|
2002
|
606,147
|
174,730
|
29.0%
|
624,548
|
340,272
|
54.5%
|
2004
|
595,668
|
220,210
|
37.0%
|
638,474
|
456,096
|
71.4%
|
2006
|
626,853
|
214,840
|
34.3%
|
649,436
|
411,061
|
63.3%
|
2008
|
630,633
|
285,215
|
45.2%
|
668,085
|
497,599
|
74.5%
|
2010
|
639,309
|
206,791
|
32.5%
|
651,335
|
367,096
|
56.36%
|
2012
|
642,308
|
238,771
|
37.17%
|
681,608
|
491,966
|
72.18%
|
2014
|
659,921
|
218,882
|
33.17%
|
674,264
|
373,831
|
55.44%
|
2016
|
648,764
|
293,548
|
45.25%
|
694,370
|
516,901
|
74.44%
|
2017
|
|
|
|
700,401
|
383,301
|
54.73%
|