Montana State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-002
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
2,201.3 sq mi
Water Area
44.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Flathead County2201.18 sq mi100.0%43.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Whitefish city6.99 sq mi0.3%95.4%
West Glacier CDP4.14 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Columbia Falls city2.20 sq mi0.1%96.3%
Olney CDP1.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Snowslip CDP0.79 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pinnacle CDP0.57 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Essex CDP0.52 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Polebridge CDP0.12 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 8 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 121,528100.0%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
17,805
Active Voters
14,483 (81.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,597 (76.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,240 (68.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,824 (72.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,791 (55.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,497 (47.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,282 (35.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,711 (37.7%)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
21,931 (± 920)
Median Age
44.8
Median Household Income
$74,501 (± $5,165)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
46.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,88717.7%
18 to 6412,93559.0%
65 and over5,10923.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5762.6%
White, not Hispanic20,32292.7%
Black, not Hispanic330.2%
Asian, not Hispanic830.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic880.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic610.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7683.5%

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
21,572
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,680

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,01597.4%
Hispanic5562.6%
White20,31694.2%
Black320.1%
Asian1080.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native870.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1110.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,24297.5%
Hispanic4422.5%
White16,69994.5%
Black1230.7%
Asian1180.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2351.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races680.4%

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