Montana State Senate District 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-007
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
2,374.2 sq mi
Water Area
46.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sanders County2055.82 sq mi86.6%74.5%
Lake County318.33 sq mi13.4%21.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lonepine CDP13.43 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Niarada CDP10.30 sq mi0.4%20.8%
Heron CDP5.09 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Belknap CDP4.76 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Polson city4.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Weeksville CDP2.91 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Trout Creek CDP1.84 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Thompson Falls city1.59 sq mi0.1%99.4%
Noxon CDP1.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kings Point CDP1.09 sq mi<0.1%80.5%
Kerr CDP0.91 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Pablo CDP0.84 sq mi<0.1%17.4%
Jette CDP0.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Plains town0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Rocky Point CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Turtle Lake CDP0.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Camas CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hot Springs town0.38 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

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 121,636100.0%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
17,362
Active Voters
14,724 (84.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,406 (77.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,353 (71.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,377 (71.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20189,676 (55.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20168,719 (50.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,099 (40.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,289 (42.0%)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
22,475 (± 663)
Median Age
51.0
Median Household Income
$59,741 (± $4,219)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,08118.2%
18 to 6411,74752.3%
65 and over6,64729.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9254.1%
White, not Hispanic18,46282.1%
Black, not Hispanic500.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1070.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,1655.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic260.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,7307.7%

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
22,271
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,189

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,43096.2%
Hispanic8363.8%
White18,76884.3%
Black500.2%
Asian1110.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1975.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.1%
Two or More Races60.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,56896.6%
Hispanic6183.4%
White15,64086.0%
Black800.4%
Asian1280.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7069.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races70.0%

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