Montana State House District 72

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-hd-072
State
Montana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
072
Land Area
29.6 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State House District 72

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Silver Bow County29.56 sq mi100.0%4.1%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Butte-Silver Bow (balance)29.56 sq mi100.0%4.1%

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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 110,726100.0%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
6,897
Active Voters
5,792 (84.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20245,194 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20223,851 (55.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,165 (74.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,171 (60.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20163,781 (54.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,822 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,170 (46.0%)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
12,098 (± 800)
Median Age
36.9
Median Household Income
$56,728 (± $7,568)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 182,41720.0%
18 to 647,51562.1%
65 and over2,16617.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2452.0%
White, not Hispanic11,28293.3%
Black, not Hispanic100.1%
Asian, not Hispanic440.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2372.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic390.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2412.0%

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
12,053
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
9,635

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic11,80798.0%
Hispanic2442.0%
White11,45895.1%
Black30.0%
Asian440.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2412.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races60.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic9,41697.7%
Hispanic2202.3%
White9,15795.0%
Black170.2%
Asian450.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1952.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races20.0%

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