Montana State House District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-008
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
11.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.28 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State House District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Flathead County11.11 sq mi100.0%0.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Evergreen CDP8.55 sq mi77.0%100.0%
Kalispell city1.20 sq mi10.8%9.3%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MT District 110,711100.0%2.0%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
7,906
Active Voters
6,328 (80.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20245,888 (74.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,608 (58.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,660 (71.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,324 (54.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,924 (49.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,748 (34.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,266 (41.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/10/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
12,370 (± 1,124)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$71,733 (± $8,197)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,75522.3%
18 to 647,19358.1%
65 and over2,42219.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3512.8%
White, not Hispanic11,25591.0%
Black, not Hispanic00.0%
Asian, not Hispanic630.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic310.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic460.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6245.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
12,339
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
9,587

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic12,00997.3%
Hispanic3272.7%
White11,45792.9%
Black00.0%
Asian620.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native300.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races360.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,33697.4%
Hispanic2452.6%
White9,00994.0%
Black20.0%
Asian900.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2072.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races390.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).