Montana State Senate District 35

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-035
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
035
Land Area
9,723.3 sq mi
Water Area
48.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 35

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Beaverhead County5542.69 sq mi57.0%100.0%
Madison County3554.55 sq mi36.6%99.1%
Silver Bow County414.82 sq mi4.3%57.8%
Gallatin County107.40 sq mi1.1%4.1%
Jefferson County103.79 sq mi1.1%6.3%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Butte-Silver Bow (balance)414.82 sq mi4.3%58.0%
McAllister CDP2.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cardwell CDP2.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Alder CDP2.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dillon city1.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Maverick Mountain CDP1.85 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grant CDP1.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Three Forks city1.43 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Pony CDP1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Twin Bridges town1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sheridan town1.01 sq mi<0.1%99.8%
Wisdom CDP1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jackson CDP0.96 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Virginia City town0.95 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lakeview CDP0.77 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wise River CDP0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ennis town0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lima town0.55 sq mi<0.1%98.1%
Silver Star CDP0.46 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Dell CDP0.45 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brandon CDP0.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Mammoth CDP0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Norris CDP0.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jeffers CDP0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Argenta CDP0.30 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 121,17697.4%3.9%98.9%
MT District 25702.6%0.1%1.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,363
Active Voters
15,542 (89.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202414,380 (82.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,022 (69.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,121 (75.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,848 (62.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,819 (56.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,013 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,102 (46.7%)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
23,001 (± 560)
Median Age
47.4
Median Household Income
$71,122 (± $2,941)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,97117.3%
18 to 6412,96956.4%
65 and over6,06126.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9474.1%
White, not Hispanic20,76090.3%
Black, not Hispanic480.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1020.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1700.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic10.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1600.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8133.5%

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
22,740
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,770

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,94696.5%
Hispanic8003.5%
White20,95792.2%
Black480.2%
Asian1000.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1700.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1090.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,27097.3%
Hispanic4992.7%
White17,54393.5%
Black1040.6%
Asian1370.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native4542.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races340.2%

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