Montana State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-021
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
5,450.9 sq mi
Water Area
16 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Big Horn County4148.68 sq mi76.1%83.0%
Rosebud County916.48 sq mi16.8%18.3%
Yellowstone County385.71 sq mi7.1%14.6%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lame Deer CDP55.59 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Pryor CDP39.80 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Muddy CDP28.63 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Ashland CDP20.67 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Birney CDP15.09 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Busby CDP14.32 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Crow Agency CDP7.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wyola CDP6.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Xavier CDP5.60 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hardin city2.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Billings city2.39 sq mi<0.1%5.2%
Fort Smith CDP1.38 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lodge Grass town0.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Forty Mile Colony CDP0.19 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 14 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 220,560100.0%3.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
11,327
Active Voters
8,831 (78.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20247,015 (61.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,881 (51.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20208,292 (73.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,856 (60.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,661 (50.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,723 (41.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,830 (42.6%)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
19,806 (± 685)
Median Age
34.3
Median Household Income
$58,100 (± $2,271)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,65928.6%
18 to 6411,27356.9%
65 and over2,87414.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8154.1%
White, not Hispanic6,80434.4%
Black, not Hispanic2011.0%
Asian, not Hispanic800.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic11,38257.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic340.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4892.5%

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
19,687
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
14,028

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,90896.0%
Hispanic7784.0%
White6,90935.1%
Black2031.0%
Asian260.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native11,38857.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races750.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic13,44495.8%
Hispanic5864.2%
White5,85541.7%
Black2191.6%
Asian290.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,32452.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races590.4%

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