Montana State Senate District 40

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-040
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
040
Land Area
173.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 40

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lewis and Clark County167.76 sq mi96.8%4.9%
Jefferson County5.56 sq mi3.2%0.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Helena Valley West Central CDP23.10 sq mi13.3%87.6%
Helena West Side CDP15.28 sq mi8.8%100.0%
Helena city6.63 sq mi3.8%38.6%
South Hills CDP5.56 sq mi3.2%94.6%
Unionville CDP1.28 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Rimini CDP0.30 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 221,827100.0%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
15,444
Active Voters
13,308 (86.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202412,431 (80.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,310 (73.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,258 (79.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,578 (68.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,465 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,426 (54.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,885 (51.1%)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
22,588 (± 1,045)
Median Age
38.9
Median Household Income
$77,661 (± $3,963)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
47.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,76921.1%
18 to 6413,68360.6%
65 and over4,13618.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8643.8%
White, not Hispanic20,06888.8%
Black, not Hispanic830.4%
Asian, not Hispanic1330.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2811.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1000.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,0594.7%

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
22,480
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,751

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,61596.2%
Hispanic8643.8%
White20,44891.0%
Black990.4%
Asian760.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2781.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races200.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,16496.7%
Hispanic5853.3%
White16,37192.2%
Black1230.7%
Asian1200.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5343.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races180.1%

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