Montana State Senate District 46

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-046
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
046
Land Area
2,197.7 sq mi
Water Area
27.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 46

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Missoula County1346.85 sq mi61.3%51.9%
Sanders County526.12 sq mi23.9%19.1%
Lake County324.70 sq mi14.8%21.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Condon CDP21.40 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Evaro CDP17.15 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Dixon CDP6.63 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Arlee CDP6.47 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Missoula city5.78 sq mi0.3%16.5%
Ravalli CDP2.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Charlo CDP1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bonner-West Riverside CDP1.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
East Missoula CDP1.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ronan city1.20 sq mi0.1%97.9%
Twin Creeks CDP1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Old Agency CDP0.57 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Potomac CDP0.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
St. Ignatius town0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.7%

Showing all 14 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 121,804100.0%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
16,390
Active Voters
14,085 (85.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,206 (80.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202213,059 (79.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202012,700 (77.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,459 (63.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,376 (57.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20147,561 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,830 (47.8%)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
22,407 (± 1,157)
Median Age
43.0
Median Household Income
$71,198 (± $3,919)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,39919.6%
18 to 6412,70956.7%
65 and over5,29923.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,4716.6%
White, not Hispanic15,53369.3%
Black, not Hispanic690.3%
Asian, not Hispanic2471.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,93113.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic50.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2271.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9248.6%

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
22,186
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
17,791

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic20,72793.4%
Hispanic1,4616.6%
White16,00872.2%
Black690.3%
Asian1530.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,94713.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1150.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,81994.5%
Hispanic9725.5%
White13,70777.0%
Black1280.7%
Asian1971.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,78015.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races350.2%

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