Montana State Senate District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-039
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
039
Land Area
9,061.3 sq mi
Water Area
58.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Meagher County2391.87 sq mi26.4%100.0%
Judith Basin County1869.69 sq mi20.6%100.0%
Wheatland County1422.48 sq mi15.7%100.0%
Broadwater County1192.36 sq mi13.2%100.0%
Fergus County836.51 sq mi9.2%19.3%
Cascade County663.21 sq mi7.3%24.6%
Sweet Grass County482.57 sq mi5.3%26.0%
Gallatin County202.64 sq mi2.2%7.8%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Wheatland CDP74.45 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Ponderosa Pines CDP36.64 sq mi0.4%92.4%
Spokane Creek CDP17.29 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Gallatin River Ranch CDP7.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Winston CDP5.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
The Silos CDP5.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Willow Creek CDP2.73 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Toston CDP2.60 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Martinsdale Colony CDP2.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Shawmut CDP2.15 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Neihart town1.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Manhattan town1.74 sq mi<0.1%99.1%
Townsend city1.52 sq mi<0.1%99.2%
White Sulphur Springs city0.99 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Big Timber city0.95 sq mi<0.1%97.6%
Geyser CDP0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Riceville CDP0.88 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Martinsdale CDP0.87 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Twodot CDP0.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Monarch CDP0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Denton town0.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harlowton city0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Duncan Ranch Colony CDP0.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sapphire Ridge CDP0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stanford town0.43 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 40 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 217,70181.0%3.3%97.8%
MT District 14,15019.0%0.8%2.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
17,097
Active Voters
14,879 (87.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,780 (80.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,717 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,176 (77.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,915 (63.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201610,051 (58.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,370 (49.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20128,231 (48.1%)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
23,162 (± 828)
Median Age
46.7
Median Household Income
$69,237 (± $5,306)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,82720.8%
18 to 6412,54654.2%
65 and over5,78925.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6933.0%
White, not Hispanic21,10091.1%
Black, not Hispanic940.4%
Asian, not Hispanic300.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2381.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic630.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9444.1%

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
23,068
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,240

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,42597.2%
Hispanic6412.8%
White21,57293.5%
Black930.4%
Asian280.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2411.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races120.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,85397.9%
Hispanic3882.1%
White17,27194.7%
Black820.4%
Asian670.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native4242.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races100.1%

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