Lincoln County, MT

Designated Market Area: Spokane, WA-ID-MT-OR
USDA County Type (2025): Government, Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

Places in Lincoln County, MT     [Sort places by name]

Libby city (pop. 2,857) Eureka town (pop. 1,790) Troy city (pop. 884) Trego CDP (pop. 766) White Haven CDP (pop. 699) Pioneer Junction CDP (pop. 693) Fortine CDP (pop. 432) Yaak CDP (pop. 330) Bull Lake CDP (pop. 205) West Kootenai CDP (pop. 189) Rexford town (pop. 142) Sylvanite CDP (pop. 112)  

Tracts in Lincoln County, MT

Census Tract 1, Lincoln County, Montana     Census Tract 2, Lincoln County, Montana     Census Tract 3, Lincoln County, Montana     Census Tract 4.01, Lincoln County, Montana     Census Tract 4.02, Lincoln County, Montana     Census Tract 5, Lincoln County, Montana        

2024 population: 22,184   ( 2,504 from 2020)
Land area: 3612.5 square miles
Population density: 6.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	20,375	91.85%	11.6%
Black:	97	0.44%	22.8%
Indian:	288	1.30%	23.1%
Asian:	123	0.55%	21.8%
2+ races:	554	2.50%	23.4%
Hispanic:	747	3.37%	35.1%
Total non-White:	1,809	8.15%	27.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	738	9.4
Deaths:	1,328	16.9
Net Migration:	3,043	38.7
Net Immigration:	35	0.4

Change in White population:	2,111	10.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	393	2.0

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2024	67%	Donald Trump (R)	8,909	75.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	2,615	22.2%	265 [+]	2.2%	11,789	17	26	1.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 171 (1.5%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 51 (0.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 43 (0.4%);
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,672	73.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,835	24.1%	242 [+]	2.1%	11,749	17	27	1.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 240 (2.0%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	6,729	72.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,041	21.9%	560 [+]	6.0%	9,330	16	26	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 396 (4.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 96 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,057	68.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,552	28.7%	281 [+]	3.2%	8,890	13	21	1.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 280 (3.1%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	5,704	61.8%	Barack Obama (D)	3,025	32.8%	498 [+]	5.4%	9,227	12	16	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 65 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 44 (0.5%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,889	69.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,320	27.5%	240 [+]	2.8%	8,449	11	19	1.88%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 101 (1.2%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	5,578	71.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,629	20.8%	639 [+]	8.1%	7,846	12	23	1.92%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 402 (5.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 134 (1.7%);
1996	59%	Robert Dole (R)	3,552	45.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,705	34.4%	1,609 [+]	20.5%	7,866	1	4	1.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,425 (18.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 104 (1.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	66%	George Bush* (R)	2,799	33.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,765	33.0%	2,814 [+]	33.6%	8,378	-2	-4	2.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 2,637 (31.5%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,601	49.4%	George Bush (R)	3,500	48.0%	193 [+]	2.6%	7,294	-4	-5	1.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 156 (2.1%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,080	56.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,959	41.2%	145	2.0%	7,184	-4	-2	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	62%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,202	57.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,422	33.0%	724 [+]	9.9%	7,348	0	6	2.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 485 (6.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 239 (3.3%);
1976	57%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,146	50.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,017	48.0%	120 [+]	1.9%	6,283	-5	0	1.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 0 (0.0%);
1972	56%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,276	52.8%	George McGovern (D)	2,402	38.7%	530 [+]	8.5%	6,208	-5	-8	1.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 530 (8.5%);
1968	62%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,677	46.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,355	40.6%	775 [+]	13.3%	5,807	-10	-3	2.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 765 (13.2%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,140	66.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,554	33.0%	15	0.3%	4,709	-8	-5	1.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	66%	John Kennedy (D)	2,623	57.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,902	41.8%	21	0.5%	4,546	-9	-8	1.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	71%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,321	50.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,286	49.6%	0	0.0%	4,607	-7	-7	1.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,907	49.9%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,881	49.2%	33	0.9%	3,821	-10	-6	1.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	57%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,689	58.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,079	37.3%	125 [+]	4.3%	2,893	-6	-8	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 105 (3.6%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	53%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,445	55.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,109	42.8%	35	1.4%	2,589	-2	-3	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	74%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,150	62.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,250	36.3%	48	1.4%	3,448	-4	-9	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,117	69.4%	Alf Landon (R)	745	24.4%	188 [+]	6.2%	3,050	-3	-12	1.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 150 (4.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 33 (1.1%);
1932	72%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,867	64.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	833	28.7%	206 [+]	7.1%	2,906	-7	-11	1.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 193 (6.6%);
1928	59%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,217	52.3%	Al Smith (D)	1,067	45.9%	43 [+]	1.8%	2,327	-6	-6	1.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 40 (1.7%);
1924	58%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,030	43.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	976	40.9%	381 [+]	16.0%	2,387	-2	-13	1.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 374 (15.7%);
1920	48%	Warren Harding (R)	1,187	57.5%	James Cox (D)	683	33.1%	193 [+]	9.4%	2,063	-4	-3	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 193 (9.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1916	59%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,186	51.9%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	807	35.3%	290 [+]	12.7%	2,283	-2	-11	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 288 (12.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	35%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	346	34.4%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	235	23.4%	424 [+]	42.2%	1,005	-1	-2	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 218 (21.7%); Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 206 (20.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln County, MT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2024	S1	67%	Tim Sheehy (R)	8,291	70.1%	Jon Tester* (D)	3,287	27.8%	241 [+]	2.0%	11,819	18	1.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Sid Daoud (Libertarian) 160 (1.4%); Robert Barb (Green) 81 (0.7%);
2024	G	67%	Greg Gianforte* (R)	8,820	75.1%	Ryan Busse (D)	2,634	22.4%	298 [+]	2.5%	11,752	16	1.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Kaiser Leib (Libertarian) 298 (2.5%);
2020	S2	72%	Steve Daines* (R)	8,490	72.5%	Steve Bullock (D)	3,228	27.5%	0	0.0%	11,718	17	1.93%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2020	G	72%	Greg Gianforte (R)	8,279	70.7%	Mike Cooney (D)	3,001	25.6%	426 [+]	3.6%	11,706	16	1.94%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lyman Bishop (Libertarian) 424 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S1	58%	Matt Rosendale (R)	6,137	65.7%	Jon Tester* (D)	2,902	31.1%	298 [+]	3.2%	9,337	19	1.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Rick Breckenridge (Libertarian) 298 (3.2%);
2016	G	59%	Greg Gianforte (R)	5,728	60.7%	Steve Bullock* (D)	3,308	35.0%	406 [+]	4.3%	9,442	14	1.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ted Dunlap (Libertarian) 406 (4.3%);
2014	S2	46%	Steve Daines (R)	5,204	70.9%	Amanda Curtis (D)	1,904	25.9%	234 [+]	3.2%	7,342	13	1.99%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Roger Roots (Libertarian) 234 (3.2%);
2012	S1	56%	Dennis Rehberg (R)	5,080	56.9%	Jon Tester* (D)	3,091	34.6%	757 [+]	8.5%	8,928	12	1.84%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Dan Cox (Libertarian) 757 (8.5%);
2012	G	56%	Rick Hill (R)	5,487	62.0%	Steve Bullock (D)	2,920	33.0%	442 [+]	5.0%	8,849	15	1.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Ron Van De Vender (Libertarian) 442 (5.0%);
2008	S2	59%	Max Baucus* (D)	5,627	62.0%	Bob Kelleher (R)	3,449	38.0%	0	0.0%	9,076	11	1.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2008	G	59%	Brian Schweitzer* (D)	5,116	56.1%	Roy Brown (R)	3,711	40.7%	289 [+]	3.2%	9,116	8	1.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Stan Jones (Libertarian) 289 (3.2%);
2006	S1	48%	Conrad Burns* (R)	4,105	56.2%	Jon Tester (D)	2,860	39.2%	336 [+]	4.6%	7,301	8	1.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Stan Jones (Libertarian) 336 (4.6%);
2004	G	56%	Bob Brown (R)	4,647	56.1%	Brian Schweitzer (D)	3,286	39.7%	348 [+]	4.2%	8,281	10	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Stan Jones (Libertarian) 192 (2.3%); Bob Kelleher (Green) 156 (1.9%);
2002	S2	47%	Max Baucus* (D)	3,428	50.7%	Mike Taylor (R)	3,026	44.8%	305 [+]	4.5%	6,759	13	2.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Stan Jones (Libertarian) 200 (3.0%); Bob Kelleher (Green) 105 (1.6%);
2000	S1	56%	Conrad Burns* (R)	5,010	63.6%	Brian Schweitzer (D)	2,629	33.4%	238 [+]	3.0%	7,877	13	1.91%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Gary Lee (Reform) 238 (3.0%);
2000	G	55%	Judy Martz (R)	4,735	60.6%	Mark O'Keefe (D)	2,833	36.3%	241 [+]	3.1%	7,809	10	1.90%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Stan Jones (Libertarian) 241 (3.1%);
1996	S2	54%	Dennis Rehberg (R)	4,093	56.8%	Max Baucus* (D)	2,599	36.1%	517 [+]	7.2%	7,209	12	1.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Becky Shaw (Reform) 407 (5.6%); Stephen Heaton (Natural Law) 110 (1.5%);
1996	G	57%	Marc Racicot* (R)	6,379	83.2%	Judy Jacobson (D)	1,284	16.8%	0	0.0%	7,663	4	1.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1996:
1994	S1	56%	Conrad Burns* (R)	4,839	65.8%	Jack Mudd (D)	2,517	34.2%	0	0.0%	7,356	3	2.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1994:
1992	G	65%	Marc Racicot (R)	4,588	55.7%	Dorothy Bradley (D)	3,648	44.3%	0	0.0%	8,236	4	2.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1992:
1990	S2	54%	Max Baucus* (D)	3,716	55.7%	Allen Kolstad (R)	2,717	40.8%	233 [+]	3.5%	6,666	11	2.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Westley Deitchler (Libertarian) 233 (3.5%);
1988	S1	48%	Conrad Burns (R)	3,216	55.4%	John Melcher* (D)	2,588	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,804	4	1.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1988	G	59%	Thomas Judge (D)	3,885	53.8%	Stan Stephens (R)	3,134	43.4%	202 [+]	2.8%	7,221	-9	1.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Willie Morris (Libertarian) 202 (2.8%);
1984	S2	59%	Max Baucus* (D)	4,329	61.4%	Chuck Cozzens (R)	2,510	35.6%	207 [+]	2.9%	7,046	-5	1.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Neil Halprin (Libertarian) 207 (2.9%);
1984	G	60%	Ted Schwinden* (D)	4,909	68.7%	Pat Goodover (R)	1,938	27.1%	297 [+]	4.2%	7,144	1	1.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Larry Dodge (Libertarian) 297 (4.2%);
1982	S1	51%	John Melcher* (D)	3,499	57.8%	Larry Williams (R)	2,311	38.2%	243 [+]	4.0%	6,053	-3	1.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Larry Dodge (Libertarian) 243 (4.0%);
1980	G	61%	Ted Schwinden (D)	4,027	55.7%	Jack Ramirez (R)	3,209	44.3%	0	0.0%	7,236	0	2.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:
1978	S2	51%	Max Baucus (D)	3,698	65.4%	Larry Williams (R)	1,953	34.6%	0	0.0%	5,651	-10	1.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1978:
1976	S1	56%	John Melcher (D)	4,331	70.2%	Stanley Burger (R)	1,841	29.8%	0	0.0%	6,172	-6	1.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1976:
1976	G	55%	Thomas Judge* (D)	4,096	67.5%	Robert Woodahl (R)	1,968	32.5%	0	0.0%	6,064	-4	1.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Charlie Mahoney (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1972	S2	56%	Lee Metcalf* (D)	3,460	55.6%	Henry Hibbard (R)	2,758	44.4%	0	0.0%	6,218	-4	1.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1972	G	55%	Thomas Judge (D)	3,995	64.6%	Ed Smith (R)	2,188	35.4%	0	0.0%	6,183	-10	1.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1972:
1970	S1	42%	Mike Mansfield* (D)	2,608	58.3%	Harold Wallace (R)	1,866	41.7%	0	0.0%	4,474	2	1.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	G	63%	Forrest Anderson (D)	3,920	66.7%	Tim Babcock* (R)	1,613	27.4%	347 [+]	5.9%	5,880	-14	2.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Wayne Montgomery (New Reform) 347 (5.9%);
1966	S2	53%	Lee Metcalf* (D)	2,894	63.0%	Tim Babcock (R)	1,700	37.0%	0	0.0%	4,594	-10	1.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	60%	Mike Mansfield* (D)	3,655	75.0%	Alex Blewett (R)	1,219	25.0%	0	0.0%	4,874	-10	1.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1964	G	60%	Roland Renne (D)	3,091	63.4%	Tim Babcock* (R)	1,785	36.6%	0	0.0%	4,876	-15	1.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	S2	69%	Lee Metcalf (D)	3,163	67.2%	Orvin Fjare (R)	1,543	32.8%	0	0.0%	4,706	-16	1.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	69%	Paul Cannon (D)	2,896	61.4%	Donald Nutter (R)	1,821	38.6%	0	0.0%	4,717	-17	1.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lincoln County, MT

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Voter Registration Data for Lincoln County, MT

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lincoln County, MT were estimated to be 51% Republican and 16% Democrat.