Montana State House District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-038
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
038
Land Area
3,737.6 sq mi
Water Area
5.37 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State House District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Musselshell County1868.96 sq mi50.0%100.0%
Golden Valley County1174.42 sq mi31.4%100.0%
Yellowstone County694.03 sq mi18.6%26.4%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Klein CDP12.85 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Camp Three CDP4.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Musselshell CDP2.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Huntley CDP1.47 sq mi<0.1%96.4%
Roundup city1.29 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lavina town1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ryegate town0.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Melstone town0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mountain View Colony CDP0.28 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Broadview town0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Acton CDP0.24 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Golden Valley Colony CDP0.21 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Flat Willow Colony CDP0.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kilby Butte Colony CDP0.11 sq mi<0.1%99.7%

Showing all 14 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 210,866100.0%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
8,329
Active Voters
7,332 (88.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20246,774 (81.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,897 (70.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20206,327 (76.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,146 (61.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20164,662 (56.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,809 (45.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,912 (47.0%)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
11,824 (± 817)
Median Age
45.6
Median Household Income
$72,558 (± $11,576)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,56421.7%
18 to 646,82957.8%
65 and over2,43120.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4163.5%
White, not Hispanic10,52089.0%
Black, not Hispanic70.1%
Asian, not Hispanic590.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2261.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1381.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4573.9%

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
11,758
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
9,193

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic11,34296.5%
Hispanic4193.6%
White10,67190.8%
Black70.1%
Asian610.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2221.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic8,89396.7%
Hispanic3023.3%
White8,46392.1%
Black640.7%
Asian470.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3143.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

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