Montana State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-071
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
833.3 sq mi
Water Area
2.42 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Deer Lodge County701.58 sq mi84.2%95.2%
Silver Bow County131.75 sq mi15.8%18.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County701.58 sq mi84.2%95.2%
Butte-Silver Bow (balance)129.52 sq mi15.5%18.1%
Walkerville town2.23 sq mi0.3%100.0%

Showing all 3 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 110,792100.0%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
7,279
Active Voters
6,361 (87.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20245,797 (79.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,573 (62.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,624 (77.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,566 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20164,256 (58.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,179 (43.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,680 (50.6%)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
10,993 (± 361)
Median Age
48.1
Median Household Income
$54,382 (± $7,629)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 181,49813.6%
18 to 646,85962.4%
65 and over2,63624.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3433.1%
White, not Hispanic9,72188.4%
Black, not Hispanic340.3%
Asian, not Hispanic300.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1901.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic210.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6465.9%

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
10,971
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
9,489

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic10,62596.8%
Hispanic3403.1%
White9,85089.8%
Black380.3%
Asian250.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1881.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.1%
Two or More Races1601.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,22997.3%
Hispanic2652.8%
White8,63591.0%
Black370.4%
Asian370.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4644.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.1%
Two or More Races540.6%

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