House districts / Montana


Montana's 2nd congressional district

MT-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.

Troy Downing
Current member
Troy Downing
Republican. In office since 2025.
2026 lines

Fundraising

1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 2 other candidates have not filed.

Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.

President in this district

PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).

YearDemocratRepublicanOtherMargin
2024Harris 33.6%Trump 63.2%3.2%R+29.5
2020Biden 35.3%Trump 62.2%2.5%R+26.8
2016Clinton 31.5%Trump 61.1%7.3%R+29.6

Who lives here

MeasureThis districtUS
People
Population
552,014
Adults (18+)
427,254
Citizens, % of adults
99.0%
92.1%
Age, % of adults
18 to 29
17.8%
20.3%
30 to 44
24.9%
25.9%
45 to 64
31.2%
31.8%
65 and over
26.1%
22.0%
Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents
White
82.0%
57.4%
Black
0.5%
11.9%
Hispanic
4.7%
19.3%
Asian
0.6%
5.9%
Other or more than one
12.2%
5.5%
Education and income
Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+
31.4%
35.7%
Median household income
$71,501
$80,734

American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.

Winning margin

Results since 1976

YearWinnerShare Runner-upShareMargin
Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 1 to 2 after the census
2024Troy Downing Republican66.0%John B. Driscoll Democrat34.0%R+32.0
2022Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. Republican56.6%Gary Buchanan Independent others 21.6%21.9%R+34.7
At-large, whole state, elections 1992-2020 seat count changed from 2 to 1 after the census
2020 At-largeMatt Rosendale Republican56.4%Kathleen Williams Democrat43.6%R+12.8
2018 At-largeGreg Gianforte Republican50.9%Kathleen Williams Democrat others 2.9%46.2%R+4.6
2016 At-largeRyan K. Zinke Republican56.2%Denise Juneau Democrat others 3.3%40.5%R+15.6
2014 At-largeRyan Zinke Republican55.4%John Lewis Democrat others 4.2%40.4%R+15.0
2012 At-largeSteve Daines Republican53.2%Kim Gillan Democrat others 4.0%42.7%R+10.5
2010 At-largeDenny Rehberg Republican60.4%Dennis McDonald Democrat others 5.7%33.8%R+26.6
2008 At-largeDennis R. Rehberg Republican64.1%John Driscoll Democrat others 3.4%32.4%R+31.7
2006 At-largeDennis R. Rehberg Republican58.9%Monica J. Lindeen Democrat others 2.0%39.1%R+19.8
2004 At-largeDennis R. Rehberg Republican64.4%Tracy Velazquez Democrat others 2.8%32.8%R+31.6
2002 At-largeDennis R. Rehberg Republican64.6%Steve Kelly Democrat others 2.7%32.7%R+31.9
2000 At-largeDennis Rehberg Republican51.5%Nancy Keenan Democrat others 2.2%46.3%R+5.2
1998 At-largeRick Hill Republican53.0%Dusty Deschamps Democrat others 2.6%44.4%R+8.7
1996 At-largeRick Hill Republican52.4%Bill Yellowtail Democrat others 4.4%43.1%R+9.3
1994 At-largePat Williams Democrat48.7%Cy Jamison Republican others 9.1%42.2%D+6.4
1992 At-largePat Williams Democrat50.5%Ron Marlenee Republican others 2.6%47.0%D+3.5
Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting
1990Ron Marlenee Republican63.0%Don Burris Democrat37.0%R+25.9
1988Ron Marlenee Republican55.5%Buck O'Brien Democrat44.5%R+11.0
1986Ron Marlenee Republican53.5%Buck O'Brien Democrat46.5%R+6.9
1984Ron Marlenee Republican65.9%Chet Blaylock Democrat34.1%R+31.8
1982Ron Marienee Republican53.7%Howard F. Lyman Democrat others 2.1%44.2%R+9.5
Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980
1980Ron Marlenee Republican59.1%Tom (Thomas) Monahan Democrat40.9%R+18.1
1978Ron Marlenee Republican56.9%Thomas G. Monahan Democrat43.1%R+13.7
1976Ron Marlence Republican55.0%Thomas E. "Tom" Towe Democrat45.0%R+9.9

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About these results

Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.

President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.

Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.

Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.

Sources

Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).

Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).

District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.

Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).

Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.

Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).

2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).

Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.

PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits