Montana's electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections 1892-2020

Since 1892, Montana has cast ballots in 33 U.S. presidential elections, voting for the nationwide winner in 24 of these, giving a success rate of 73 percent. Montana has always voted for either of the major party candidates, and in early years, Montana did not have a strong allegiance with any of the major parties, voting with the nationwide winner in all elections between 1904 and 1956. However, Montana has been considered a safe red state for the past few decades, voting Republican in all elections since 1952, except in 1964 and 1992. No U.S. president has ever been born in or resided in Montana when running office, nor has any other major party candidate. Montana's allocation of electoral votes has been relatively low since its admission to the union, rising to four votes from 1912 until 1988, although it has had the joint-lowest of any state since 1992. Donald Trump won the state by a 16 percent margin in the 2020 election, following his twenty point victory there in 2016.