| Montana's 1st congressional district | |
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| Representative | |
| Population (2024) | 579,075 |
| Median household income | $77,017[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+5[2] |
Montana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the2020 United States census. The first candidates ran in the2022 elections for a seat in the118th United States Congress.
This seat's current representative is RepublicanRyan Zinke.
From 1913 to 1993,Montana had two congressional seats. From 1913 to 1919, those seats were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket. After 1919, however, the state was divided into geographical districts, with the 1st district covering the western part of the state, includingMissoula,Great Falls,Butte, andHelena. After 1993, the2nd district was eliminated and the remaining seat was electedat-large.
Following the release of the2020 United States census results, Montana was once again split into two congressional districts.[3] The reconstituted 1st district covers the western third of the state, in a configuration similar to the 1983–1993 map. However, Helena was drawn into the reconstituted 2nd district.
The reconstituted 1st leans Republican, though not as overwhelmingly as the 2nd. Missoula, home of theUniversity of Montana, and Butte are longstanding Democratic bastions, while Bozeman, home toMontana State University, is more of a swing area. The rural areas, especially the Flathead, are heavily Republican.
| Year | Office | Results[4][5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 49% - 47% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52% - 40% |
| Governor | Bullock 53% - 44% | |
| Attorney General | Fox 62% - 38% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Tester 54% - 43% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 52% - 45% |
| Senate | Daines 51% - 49% | |
| Governor | Gianforte 50% - 46% | |
| Attorney General | Knudsen 54% - 46% | |
| Secretary of State | Jacobsen 55% - 45% | |
| Auditor | Downing 50% - 44% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 54% - 43% |
| Senate | Tester 50% - 49% | |
| Governor | Gianforte 54% - 43% | |
| Attorney General | Knudsen 56% - 44% | |
| Secretary of State | Jacobsen 57% - 40% | |
| Auditor | Brown 57% - 43% |
The first district includes all of the following counties, with the exception ofPondera, which it shares with the2nd. Pondera County communities in the 1st district includeBirch Creek Colony,Dupuyer,Heart Butte,Kingsbury Colony,New Miami Colony,Pondera Colony, andValier.[6]
| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaverhead | Dillon | 9,885 |
| 23 | Deer Lodge | Anaconda | 9,673 |
| 29 | Flathead | Kalispell | 113,679 |
| 31 | Gallatin | Bozeman | 126,409 |
| 35 | Glacier | Cut Bank | 13,609 |
| 39 | Granite | Philipsburg | 3,595 |
| 47 | Lake | Polson | 33,338 |
| 53 | Lincoln | Linn | 21,895 |
| 57 | Madison | Virginia City | 9,521 |
| 61 | Mineral | Superior | 5,090 |
| 63 | Missoula | Missoula | 121,849 |
| 73 | Pondera | Conrad | 6,125 |
| 77 | Powell | Deer Lodge | 7,133 |
| 81 | Ravalli | Hamilton | 47,738 |
| 89 | Sanders | Thompson Falls | 13,684 |
| 93 | Silver Bow | Butte | 36,360 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Zinke | 123,102 | 49.6 | ||
| Democratic | Monica Tranel | 115,265 | 46.5 | ||
| Libertarian | John Lamb | 9,593 | 3.9 | ||
| Total votes | 247,960 | 100.0 | |||
| Republicanwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Zinke (incumbent) | 168,529 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Monica Tranel | 143,783 | 44.6 | |
| Libertarian | Dennis Hayes | 9,954 | 3.1 | |
| Total votes | 322,266 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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