Montana State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-001
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
4,140.4 sq mi
Water Area
75.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lincoln County3612.56 sq mi87.3%100.0%
Flathead County527.89 sq mi12.7%10.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Trego CDP53.90 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Niarada CDP38.68 sq mi0.9%78.2%
Yaak CDP27.85 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Marion CDP16.87 sq mi0.4%100.0%
West Kootenai CDP16.07 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Happys Inn CDP9.81 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Little Bitterroot Lake CDP8.43 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Fortine CDP7.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Sylvanite CDP5.72 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Indian Springs CDP4.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pioneer Junction CDP3.52 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Libby city1.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bull Lake CDP1.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Eureka town1.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stryker CDP1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Haven CDP0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Troy city0.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rexford town0.08 sq mi<0.1%99.4%

Showing all 18 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 121,710100.0%4.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
16,174
Active Voters
14,748 (91.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,472 (83.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,468 (64.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202011,410 (70.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,049 (55.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,075 (49.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,118 (37.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,450 (39.9%)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
23,178 (± 346)
Median Age
52.4
Median Household Income
$48,803 (± $5,844)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,24818.3%
18 to 6412,04652.0%
65 and over6,88429.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6672.9%
White, not Hispanic20,89590.2%
Black, not Hispanic130.1%
Asian, not Hispanic770.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2591.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic280.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic520.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1875.1%

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
22,828
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,577

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,30497.7%
Hispanic5232.3%
White21,25893.1%
Black110.0%
Asian620.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2621.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander270.1%
Two or More Races320.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,25198.2%
Hispanic3281.8%
White17,48394.1%
Black400.2%
Asian960.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5843.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.2%
Two or More Races250.1%

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