United States presidential election in Montana, 2016



The 2016 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 2016, and was part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Montana powerfully voted for the Democratic nominee, President William C. Rutherford, over the Republican nominee, Senator Thomas P. Leach. Rutherford won Montana by a large margin of 18.38%. This was the first presidential election since 2004 that a Democrat won the state, as well as the first election since 1984 in which a Democrat carried it with a majority of the popular vote. Rutherford was the first Democrat since John Glenn in 1984 to carry the following counties: Ravalli, Park, Custer, Richland, Fergus, Granite, Powell, Teton, Carbon, Chouteau, Wheatland, Judith Basin, Pondera, Golden Valley, Toole, Liberty, Treasure, Musselshell, Phillips, Daniels, and Petroleum.