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Profile of Congressional District 2, MT


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2022 population: 544,607

2022 Census data
White:450,640 82.75%
Black:3,1570.58%
Indian:38,4667.06%
Asian:3,7590.69%
2+ races:21,7964.00%
Hispanic:24,9254.58%
Total non-White:93,96717.25%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 2, MT
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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
40.3
123,860 22.7%
420,747 77.3%
105,991 19.5%
220,536
2.41
136,552 61.9%
108,159 79.2%
10,293 7.5%
83,984 38.1%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 2, MT

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units254,741 
Median Value$262,000 
Occupied220,53686.6%
Vacant34,20513.4%
Owned155,44770.5%
Rented65,08929.5%
Median Rent$908 
Single-Family Units189,24974.3%
    Detached179,50070.5%
    Attached9,7493.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units21,9838.6%
Mobile Homes26,52410.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 2, MT

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,8354.5%
$10,000 to $14,9998,9434.1%
$15,000 to $19,9998,1673.7%
$20,000 to $24,9998,7884.0%
$25,000 to $29,9999,5304.3%
$30,000 to $34,9999,5434.3%
$35,000 to $39,9999,6954.4%
$40,000 to $44,9998,9844.1%
$45,000 to $49,9999,0834.1%
$50,000 to $59,99917,6588.0%
$60,000 to $74,99922,97410.4%
$75,000 to $99,99930,53013.8%
$100,000 to $124,99921,5559.8%
$125,000 to $149,99914,5756.6%
$150,000 to $199,99915,7717.2%
$200,000 or more14,9056.8%
Median Household Income66,546 
Per Capita Income36,988 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8,6833.9%
Public Assistance6,0122.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps21,5339.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed229,11072.9%
Unemployed9,5413.0%
In Armed Forces2,9670.9%
Total Labor Force241,61876.9%
Not in Labor Force72,59723.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector85,40062,15157.9%
Non-Profit8,65819,26431.0%
Self-Employed24,00913,58463.9%
Local Government8,65113,80938.5%
State Government6,0047,88843.2%
Federal Government5,0875,30049.0%
Total Private + Self109,40975,73559.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.28,40046,26138.0%
Total137,809121,99653.0%
Pct. Govt.18.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts44,97217.2%
Sales and Office Occupations51,26219.7%
Professional, Technical57,74722.1%
Service Occupations45,02717.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5,1952.0%
All others61,85123.7%
White Collar 59.0%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade31,10211.9%
Educational services and health care21,5698.3%
Construction21,2308.1%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation19,1897.4%
Public administration18,7927.2%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining15,8646.1%
Professional, scientific, management13,4105.1%
Other services12,9395.0%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities12,3054.7%
Manufacturing9,8743.8%
Finance, insurance and real estate9,5913.7%
Wholesale trade6,2842.4%
Information3,8111.5%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 2, MT

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican17,4953.21%
Puerto Rican1,2630.23%
Cuban4890.09%
Dominican890.02%
Total Central American6860.13%
Costa Rican600.01%
Guatemalan2180.04%
Honduran1920.04%
Nicaraguan880.02%
Panamanian460.01%
Salvadoran820.02%
Total South American1,1530.21%
Argentinean1700.03%
Bolivian70.00%
Chilean860.02%
Colombian4200.08%
Ecuadorian330.01%
Paraguayan340.01%
Peruvian1620.03%
Uruguayan320.01%
Venezuelan1620.03%
Other South American470.01%
Other Hispanic3,7500.69%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino7270.13%
Chinese6730.12%
Korean4850.09%
Vietnamese4830.09%
Indian4530.08%
Japanese3960.07%
Thai590.01%
Taiwanese200.00%
Cambodian40.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English492,32196.0%
Spanish6,2831.2%
Other5,0181.0%
German, other Germanic3,9440.8%
Other Indo-European1,3060.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun8580.2%
Other Asian7200.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic6880.1%
Vietnamese4740.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German136,60025.1%
Irish69,51412.8%
English61,05411.2%
Norwegian50,4359.3%
American32,9206.0%
Italian16,4833.0%
Scottish14,5182.7%
Swedish13,6302.5%
European13,6232.5%
French13,5142.5%
Polish9,2191.7%
Dutch8,0281.5%
Scandinavian7,6981.4%
Scotch-Irish6,5421.2%
Danish6,4151.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen540,64299.3%
Not a citizen3,9650.7%
Native535,24698.3%
Foreign-born9,3611.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 2, MT

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
6,723 1.8%15,682 4.2%111,094 29.5%127,679 33.9%78,600 20.9%37,015 9.8%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 6,723 1.8%
9-12 Years 15,682 4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 111,094 29.5%
Some College 127,679 33.9%
Bach. Degree 78,600 20.9%
Grad Degree 37,015 9.8%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 2, MT

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MT02Matt Rosendale* (R) 121,979 56.6% Gary Buchanan (I) 47,195 21.9% 46,498 21.6% 215,672
1990-11-06 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 96,449 63.0% Don Burris (D) 56,739 37.0% 0 0.0% 153,188
1988-11-08 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 97,465 55.5% Buck O'Brien (D) 78,069 44.5% 0 0.0% 175,534
1986-11-04 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 84,548 53.5% Buck O'Brien (D) 73,583 46.5% 0 0.0% 158,131
1984-11-06 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 116,932 65.9% Chet Blaylock (D) 60,445 34.1% 0 0.0% 177,377
1982-11-02 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 79,968 53.7% Howard Lyman (D) 65,815 44.2% 3,154 2.1% 148,937
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 91,431 59.1% Tom Monahan (D) 63,370 40.9% 0 0.0% 154,801
1978-11-07 MT02Ron Marlenee* (R) 75,766 56.9% Tom Monahan (D) 57,480 43.1% 0 0.0% 133,246
1976-11-02 MT02Ron Marlenee (R) 84,149 55.0% Thomas Towe (D) 68,972 45.0% 0 0.0% 153,121
1974-11-04 MT02John Melcher* (D) 74,680 63.0% Jack McDonald (R) 43,853 37.0% 0 0.0% 118,533
1972-11-07 MT02John Melcher* (D) 114,524 76.1% Dick Forester (R) 36,063 23.9% 0 0.0% 150,587
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 MT02John Melcher* (D) 78,082 64.1% Jack Rehberg (R) 43,752 35.9% 0 0.0% 121,834
1969-06-24 sp MT02John Melcher (D) 45,473 50.8% W.S. Mather (R) 43,441 48.6% 539 0.6% 89,453
1968-11-05 MT02James Battin* (R) 83,888 67.8% Robert Kelleher (D) 39,752 32.2% 0 0.0% 123,640
1966-11-08 MT02James Battin* (R) 76,015 60.2% John Melcher (D) 50,308 39.8% 0 0.0% 126,323
1964-11-03 MT02James Battin* (R) 84,241 54.1% Jack Toole (D) 71,491 45.9% 0 0.0% 155,732
1962-11-06 MT02James Battin* (R) 79,315 55.4% Leo Graybill (D) 63,755 44.6% 0 0.0% 143,070
1960-11-08 MT02James Battin (R) 78,277 50.9% Leo Graybill (D) 75,507 49.1% 0 0.0% 153,784
1958-11-04 MT02LeRoy Anderson* (D) 79,140 61.0% Ashton Jones (R) 50,633 39.0% 0 0.0% 129,773
1956-11-06 MT02LeRoy Anderson (D) 76,805 50.9% Orvin Fjare* (R) 74,164 49.1% 0 0.0% 150,969
1954-11-02 MT02Orvin Fjare (R) 66,103 50.6% LeRoy Anderson (D) 64,495 49.4% 0 0.0% 130,598
1952-11-04 MT02Wesley D'Ewart* (R) 90,210 62.0% Willard Fraser (D) 55,203 38.0% 0 0.0% 145,413
1950-11-07 MT02Wesley D'Ewart* (R) 65,003 54.1% John Holmes (D) 53,854 44.8% 1,389 1.2% 120,246
1948-11-02 MT02Wesley D'Ewart* (R) 61,124 51.0% Willard Fraser (D) 58,711 49.0% 0 0.0% 119,835
1946-11-05 MT02Wesley D'Ewart* (R) 58,307 54.1% John Holmes (D) 48,564 45.1% 841 0.8% 107,712
1945-06-05 sp MT02Wesley D'Ewart (R) 26,158 50.4% Leo Graybill (D) 22,126 42.6% 3,619 7.0% 51,903
1944-11-07 MT02James O'Connor* (D) 61,123 54.0% F.F. Haynes (R) 51,372 45.4% 732 0.6% 113,227
1942-11-03 MT02James O'Connor* (D) 50,489 52.0% F.F. Haynes (R) 45,051 46.4% 1,553 1.6% 97,093
1940-11-05 MT02James O'Connor* (D) 83,101 62.0% Melvin Hoiness (R) 49,710 37.1% 1,196 0.9% 134,007
1938-11-08 MT02James O'Connor* (D) 63,506 53.8% W.C. Husband (R) 54,632 46.2% 0 0.0% 118,138
1936-11-03 MT02James O'Connor (D) 79,190 64.9% T.S. Stockdal (R) 42,454 34.8% 386 0.3% 122,030
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 2, MT


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 178,413 62.2% Joe Biden (D) 101,369 35.3% 7,255 2.5% 287,037 5 15 47.55%
1988 56% George Bush (R) 95,358 55.2% Michael Dukakis (D) 77,437 44.8% 0 0.0% 172,795 3 2 47.25%
1984 67% Ronald Reagan* (R) 118,483 63.5% Walter Mondale (D) 68,229 36.5% 0 0.0% 186,712 3 5 48.58%
1980 71% Ronald Reagan (R) 99,240 59.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 55,639 33.1% 12,965 7.7% 167,844 2 8 46.12%
1976 67% Gerald Ford* (R) 83,579 53.9% Jimmy Carter (D) 71,374 46.1% 0 0.0% 154,953 1 6 47.14%
1972 67% Richard Nixon* (R) 91,810 62.6% George McGovern (D) 54,813 37.4% 0 0.0% 146,623 5 2 46.17%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 71,449 53.4% Hubert Humphrey (D) 53,779 40.2% 8,609 6.4% 133,837 3 10 48.77%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 57.7% Barry Goldwater (R) 42.3% 0.0% 2 4 n/a
1960 70% Richard Nixon (R) 83,071 52.3% John Kennedy (D) 75,202 47.4% 463 0.3% 158,736 1 3 57.19%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 86,919 56.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 66,970 43.5% 0 0.0% 153,889 -1 -1 56.75%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 91,824 61.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 57,883 38.5% 728 0.5% 150,435 2 6 56.76%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 2, MT


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 547,971 82.0% 0.6% 7.4% 0.7% 4.4% 4.7%
1990 381,894 90.7% 7.6% 1.7%
1982 376,619 91.5% 0.4% 6.2% 0.3% 1.6%
1980 376,619 6.0% 2.0%
1972 346,962 5.0%
1970 340,846
1960 400,573
1950 339,247

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 2, MT

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.