A reality based independent journal of observation & analysis, serving the Flathead Valley & Montana since 2006. © James Conner.

11 November 2016

Montana voter turnout up slightly from 2012

Sixty-three-point-five percent of Montana’s voting eligible population voted in the 2016 general election, a 0.6 percent increase over 2012. The turnout rate varied considerably depending on the statewide office or ballot issue.

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Although the number of voters registered and ballots cast reached record highs, the percentage of the voting eligible population that registered to vote continued to decline, an unsettling trend. For detailed data, download our comprehensive spreadsheet on Montana turnout for 1920–2016. Below, some of those data presented as graphics: