Montana State House District 49

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-049
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
049
Land Area
2.59 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State House District 49

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Yellowstone County2.59 sq mi100.0%0.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Billings city2.59 sq mi100.0%5.6%

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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 210,770100.0%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
6,783
Active Voters
5,616 (82.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20245,076 (74.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,339 (78.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,187 (76.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,398 (64.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,878 (57.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,536 (52.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,324 (49.0%)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
9,843 (± 1,011)
Median Age
42.8
Median Household Income
$67,500 (± $12,414)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 181,93119.6%
18 to 645,22853.1%
65 and over2,68427.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5735.8%
White, not Hispanic8,25483.9%
Black, not Hispanic320.3%
Asian, not Hispanic600.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4484.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic140.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4624.7%

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
9,653
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
7,766

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic9,13894.7%
Hispanic5155.3%
White8,27985.8%
Black330.3%
Asian420.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4454.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races280.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic7,51296.7%
Hispanic2533.3%
White6,95989.6%
Black290.4%
Asian470.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4505.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races290.4%

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