Montana State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-026
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
26 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Yellowstone County26.00 sq mi100.0%1.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Billings city10.52 sq mi40.5%22.9%

Showing all 1 place

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 221,657100.0%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
15,589
Active Voters
13,737 (88.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,749 (81.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,787 (82.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,257 (78.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,701 (68.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,621 (61.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,900 (57.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,403 (53.9%)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
21,642 (± 1,621)
Median Age
44.2
Median Household Income
$96,594 (± $11,845)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,78822.1%
18 to 6411,65953.9%
65 and over5,19524.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7433.4%
White, not Hispanic19,67990.9%
Black, not Hispanic320.1%
Asian, not Hispanic2861.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1490.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic440.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7093.3%

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
21,494
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
16,757

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic20,75996.6%
Hispanic7373.4%
White19,97692.9%
Black330.2%
Asian2581.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1490.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races260.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,33997.5%
Hispanic4182.5%
White15,69993.7%
Black340.2%
Asian3502.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2371.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races280.2%

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