Montana State Senate District 23

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-023
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
023
Land Area
5.47 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 23

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Yellowstone County5.47 sq mi100.0%0.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Billings city5.37 sq mi98.1%11.7%

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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 221,738100.0%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
13,769
Active Voters
11,468 (83.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202410,204 (74.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202210,624 (77.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202010,299 (74.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20188,767 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20167,797 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,021 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20126,524 (47.4%)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
21,175 (± 1,558)
Median Age
39.3
Median Household Income
$72,884 (± $6,365)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
44.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,50016.5%
18 to 6413,48663.7%
65 and over4,18919.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,11810.0%
White, not Hispanic16,61678.5%
Black, not Hispanic1590.8%
Asian, not Hispanic2411.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7643.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic910.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,1805.6%

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
20,860
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,361

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic18,78090.0%
Hispanic2,08310.0%
White17,04881.7%
Black1260.6%
Asian1070.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7653.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races1600.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,03892.4%
Hispanic1,3227.6%
White14,85985.6%
Black2101.2%
Asian1961.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native6904.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races800.5%

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