# 2020 United States presidential election in Montana

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The 2020 United States presidential election in Montana was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Montana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump and running mate Vice President Mike Pence, against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Montana had three electoral votes in the Electoral College for the 2020 election.
Trump won Montana 56.92% to 40.55%, a margin of 16.37%, down from the 20.42% margin he scored four years earlier. Prior to this election, most news organizations considered this a state Trump was very likely to win, or otherwise considered a likely red state. Montana has not been won by a Democrat since 1992, and has only been competitive in two elections since then, namely in 1996 and in 2008.
Despite his loss in the state, Biden was able to flip Blaine County, a bellwether that is home to Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. He also narrowed Trump's margins in 31 other counties, including the counties of Lewis and Clark (Helena, the state capital), and to a lesser extent Roosevelt, which holds most of Fort Peck Reservation. Additionally, Biden even widened Hillary Clinton's margin of victory in every other county that she won in 2016. This is the first time since their creation in 1919 and 1912, respectively, that a Democrat has won a presidential election without carrying Roosevelt or Hill county.

## Primary elections

The primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.

### Republican primary

Donald Trump ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and thus received all of the state's 27 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention.

### Democratic primary

2020 Montana Democratic presidential primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
| Joe Biden | 111,706 | 74.48 | 18 |
| Bernie Sanders (withdrawn) | 22,033 | 14.69 | 1 |
| Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn) | 11,984 | 7.99 | |
| No Preference | 4,250 | 2.83 | |
| Total | 149,973 | 100% | 19 |

### Libertarian nominee

The 2020 Libertarian National Convention was held on May 22–24, 2020, selecting Jo Jorgensen, Psychology Senior Lecturer at Clemson University, as their presidential nominee.

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Likely R | September 10, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Lean R | September 4, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely R | July 14, 2020 |
| Politico | Likely R | September 8, 2020 |
| RCP | Lean R | August 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen | Likely R | July 26, 2020 |
| CNN | Safe R | August 3, 2020 |
| The Economist | Likely R | September 2, 2020 |
| CBS News | Likely R | August 16, 2020 |
| 270towin | Likely R | August 2, 2020 |
| ABC News | Lean R | July 31, 2020 |
| NPR | Likely R | August 3, 2020 |
| NBC News | Likely R | August 6, 2020 |
| 538 | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |

### Polling
#### Aggregate polls

| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided | Margin |
| 270 to Win | October 22–28, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 44.8% | 50.2% | 5.0% | Trump +5.4 |
| FiveThirtyEight | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 45.4% | 49.8% | 4.8% | Trump +4.4 |
| Average | Average | Average | 45.1% | 50.0% | 4.9% | Trump +4.9 |

#### Polls

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Other | Undecided |
| Change Research | Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2020 | 920 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 45% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 1,021 (LV) | ± 4% | 52% | 46% | – | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 1,471 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 50% | 48% | – | – | – |
| Public Policy Polling/Protect Our Care | Oct 26–27, 2020 | 886 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 49% | 47% | – | – | 3% |
| Montana State University Billings | Oct 19–24, 2020 | 546 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 52% | 45% | 1% | – | 2% |
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | Oct 18–20, 2020 | 758 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 43% | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Strategies 360/NBCMT | Oct 15–20, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 51% | 43% | 3% | – | 4% |
| RMG Research/PoliticalIQ | Oct 15–18, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 46% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| RMG Research/PoliticalIQ | Oct 15–18, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 48% | 48% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| RMG Research/PoliticalIQ | Oct 15–18, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 44% | 2% | 4% | 0% |
| Public Policy Polling | Oct 9–10, 2020 | 798 (V) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 46% | - | 2% | 0% |
| Emerson College | Oct 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 56% | 44% | – | – | – |
| Data For Progress (D) | Sep 30 – Oct 5, 2020 | 737 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 49% | 43% | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Montana State University Bozeman | Sep 14 – Oct 2, 2020 | 1,607 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 51% | 44% | – | 4% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 480 (LV) | – | 57% | 41% | – | – | 2% |
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | Sep 14–16, 2020 | 625 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 49% | 42% | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates/AARP | Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 43% | – | 0% | 6% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 562 (LV) | – | 52% | 46% | – | – | 1% |
| Expedition Strategies/House Majority PAC | Aug 22–27, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 44% | – | – | 7% |
| Emerson College | Jul 31 – Aug 2, 2020 | 584 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 54% | 46% | – | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 527 (LV) | – | 53% | 44% | – | – | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling/AFSCME | Jul 23–24, 2020 | 917 (V) | – | 50% | 45% | – | – | 5% |
| Spry Strategies/American Principles Project | Jul 11–16, 2020 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 52% | 42% | – | – | 6% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | Jul 11–13, 2020 | 873 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 49% | 45% | - | 5% | 1% |
| Public Policy Polling/Election Twitter | Jul 9–10, 2020 | 1,224 (V) | ± 2.8% | 51% | 42% | – | – | 7% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 166 (LV) | – | 57% | 41% | – | – | 2% |
| University of Montana | Jun 17–26, 2020 | 517 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 52% | 38% | – | – | 10% |
| Montana State University Bozeman | Apr 10–27, 2020 | 459 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 45% | 40% | – | 11% | 5% |
| The Progress Campaign (D) | Apr 14–21, 2020 | 1,712 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 51% | 42% | – | – | 7% |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 56% | 34% | – | – | 10% |
| University of Montana | Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2019 | 303 (RV) | ± 5.6% | 54% | 47% | – | – | – |
Former candidates :
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Michael Bloomberg (D) | Undecided |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 55% | 31% | 15% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Steve Bullock (D) |
| University of Montana | Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2019 | 303 (RV) | ± 5.6% | 48% | 52% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Pete Buttigieg (D) | Undecided |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 52% | 35% | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Kamala Harris (D) |
| University of Montana | Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2019 | 303 (RV) | ± 5.6% | 55% | 45% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Amy Klobuchar (D) | Undecided |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 31% | 15% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Bernie Sanders (D) | Undecided |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 56% | 34% | 9% |
| University of Montana | Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2019 | 303 (RV) | ± 5.6% | 54% | 46% | – |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Elizabeth Warren (D) | Undecided |
| University of Montana | Feb 12–22, 2020 | 498 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 57% | 33% | 10% |
| University of Montana | Sep 26 – Oct 3, 2019 | 303 (RV) | ± 5.6% | 54% | 46% | – |
| Zogby Analytics | Aug 17–23, 2017 | 403 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 39% | 17% |
Hypothetical polling :
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Donald Trump (R) | Generic Democrat (D) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling | Mar 12–13, 2020 | 903 (V) | ± 3.3% | 52% | 44% | 4% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Biden (D) | Bernie Sanders (D) | Donald Trump (R) | Other |
| University of Montana | Feb 21 – Mar 1, 2019 | 293 (RV) | ± 5.72% | 14.7% | 8.4% | 40% | 36.8% |

### Electoral slates

These slates of electors were nominated by each party in order to vote in the Electoral College should their candidate win the state:
| Donald Trump and Mike Pence Republican Party | Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Democratic Party | Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen Libertarian Party |
| Thelma Baker Becky Stockton Brad Tschida | Jean Lemire Dahlman Katie Sullivan Cora Neumann | Francis Wendt Jacob Kitson Cher Kitson |

### Results

2020 United States presidential election in Montana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 343,602 | 56.92 | +0.75 |
| | Democratic | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 244,786 | 40.55 | +4.80 |
| | Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 15,252 | 2.53 | −3.11 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 34 | 0.01 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 603,674 | 100.00 | N/A |
| | Republican win | Republican win | Republican win | Republican win | Republican win |

#### By county

| County | Donald Trump Republican | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Joe Biden Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total |
| Beaverhead | 3,923 | 69.30% | 1,608 | 28.40% | 130 | 2.30% | 2,315 | 40.90% | 5,661 |
| Big Horn | 2,207 | 46.10% | 2,491 | 52.04% | 89 | 1.86% | -284 | -5.94% | 4,787 |
| Blaine | 1,469 | 47.11% | 1,589 | 50.96% | 60 | 1.93% | -120 | -3.85% | 3,118 |
| Broadwater | 3,173 | 77.45% | 835 | 20.38% | 89 | 2.17% | 2,338 | 57.07% | 4,097 |
| Carbon | 4,468 | 63.35% | 2,421 | 34.33% | 164 | 2.32% | 2,047 | 29.02% | 7,053 |
| Carter | 775 | 89.70% | 74 | 8.56% | 15 | 1.74% | 701 | 81.14% | 864 |
| Cascade | 23,315 | 58.46% | 15,456 | 38.75% | 1,114 | 2.79% | 7,859 | 19.71% | 39,885 |
| Chouteau | 1,891 | 63.78% | 991 | 33.42% | 83 | 2.80% | 900 | 30.36% | 2,965 |
| Custer | 4,205 | 71.76% | 1,514 | 25.84% | 141 | 2.40% | 2,691 | 45.92% | 5,860 |
| Daniels | 799 | 78.80% | 195 | 19.23% | 20 | 1.97% | 604 | 59.57% | 1,014 |
| Dawson | 3,758 | 77.89% | 962 | 19.94% | 105 | 2.17% | 2,796 | 57.95% | 4,825 |
| Deer Lodge | 2,186 | 44.69% | 2,562 | 52.38% | 143 | 2.93% | -376 | -7.69% | 4,891 |
| Fallon | 1,375 | 87.30% | 172 | 10.92% | 28 | 1.78% | 1,203 | 76.38% | 1,575 |
| Fergus | 4,869 | 74.83% | 1,496 | 22.99% | 142 | 2.18% | 3,373 | 51.84% | 6,507 |
| Flathead | 38,321 | 63.93% | 20,274 | 33.82% | 1,343 | 2.25% | 18,047 | 30.11% | 59,938 |
| Gallatin | 31,696 | 44.33% | 37,044 | 51.80% | 2,767 | 3.87% | -5,348 | -7.47% | 71,507 |
| Garfield | 764 | 93.97% | 41 | 5.04% | 8 | 0.99% | 723 | 88.93% | 813 |
| Glacier | 1,884 | 33.54% | 3,610 | 64.27% | 123 | 2.19% | -1,726 | -30.73% | 5,617 |
| Golden Valley | 414 | 82.31% | 78 | 15.51% | 11 | 2.18% | 336 | 66.80% | 503 |
| Granite | 1,419 | 67.51% | 638 | 30.35% | 45 | 2.14% | 781 | 37.16% | 2,102 |
| Hill | 3,957 | 55.10% | 2,981 | 41.51% | 244 | 3.39% | 976 | 13.59% | 7,182 |
| Jefferson | 5,345 | 65.57% | 2,625 | 32.20% | 181 | 2.23% | 2,720 | 33.37% | 8,151 |
| Judith Basin | 1,040 | 77.38% | 275 | 20.46% | 29 | 2.16% | 765 | 56.92% | 1,344 |
| Lake | 9,322 | 56.07% | 6,916 | 41.60% | 388 | 2.33% | 2,406 | 14.47% | 16,626 |
| Lewis and Clark | 21,409 | 50.64% | 19,743 | 46.70% | 1,121 | 2.66% | 1,666 | 3.94% | 42,273 |
| Liberty | 821 | 75.81% | 249 | 22.99% | 13 | 1.20% | 572 | 52.82% | 1,083 |
| Lincoln | 8,672 | 73.81% | 2,835 | 24.13% | 242 | 2.06% | 5,837 | 49.68% | 11,749 |
| Madison | 4,191 | 68.85% | 1,771 | 29.09% | 125 | 2.06% | 2,420 | 39.76% | 6,087 |
| McCone | 956 | 84.75% | 155 | 13.74% | 17 | 1.51% | 801 | 71.01% | 1,128 |
| Meagher | 833 | 75.05% | 258 | 23.24% | 19 | 1.71% | 575 | 51.81% | 1,110 |
| Mineral | 1,828 | 71.32% | 686 | 26.77% | 49 | 1.91% | 1,142 | 44.55% | 2,563 |
| Missoula | 26,347 | 36.57% | 43,357 | 60.18% | 2,342 | 3.25% | -17,010 | -23.61% | 72,046 |
| Musselshell | 2,423 | 84.10% | 413 | 14.34% | 45 | 1.56% | 2,010 | 69.76% | 2,881 |
| Park | 6,025 | 51.79% | 5,280 | 45.39% | 328 | 2.82% | 745 | 6.40% | 11,633 |
| Petroleum | 298 | 85.63% | 39 | 11.21% | 11 | 3.16% | 259 | 74.42% | 348 |
| Phillips | 1,936 | 81.28% | 416 | 17.46% | 30 | 1.26% | 1,520 | 63.82% | 2,382 |
| Pondera | 2,031 | 67.81% | 903 | 30.15% | 61 | 2.04% | 1,128 | 37.66% | 2,995 |
| Powder River | 970 | 85.39% | 154 | 13.56% | 12 | 1.05% | 816 | 71.83% | 1,136 |
| Powell | 2,355 | 74.08% | 752 | 23.66% | 72 | 2.26% | 1,603 | 50.42% | 3,179 |
| Prairie | 603 | 81.05% | 126 | 16.94% | 15 | 2.01% | 477 | 64.11% | 744 |
| Ravalli | 19,114 | 66.78% | 8,763 | 30.62% | 745 | 2.60% | 10,351 | 36.16% | 28,622 |
| Richland | 4,800 | 82.79% | 875 | 15.09% | 123 | 2.12% | 3,925 | 67.70% | 5,798 |
| Roosevelt | 1,996 | 49.69% | 1,910 | 47.55% | 111 | 2.76% | 86 | 2.14% | 4,017 |
| Rosebud | 2,486 | 65.70% | 1,199 | 31.69% | 99 | 2.61% | 1,287 | 34.01% | 3,784 |
| Sanders | 5,660 | 74.25% | 1,820 | 23.88% | 143 | 1.87% | 3,840 | 50.37% | 7,623 |
| Sheridan | 1,403 | 69.11% | 574 | 28.28% | 53 | 2.61% | 829 | 40.83% | 2,030 |
| Silver Bow | 7,745 | 41.21% | 10,392 | 55.29% | 659 | 3.50% | -2,647 | -14.08% | 18,796 |
| Stillwater | 4,462 | 77.72% | 1,156 | 20.14% | 123 | 2.14% | 3,306 | 57.58% | 5,741 |
| Sweet Grass | 1,840 | 75.22% | 549 | 22.44% | 57 | 2.34% | 1,291 | 52.78% | 2,446 |
| Teton | 2,608 | 70.89% | 1,007 | 27.37% | 64 | 1.74% | 1,601 | 43.52% | 3,679 |
| Toole | 1,596 | 75.32% | 467 | 22.04% | 56 | 2.64% | 1,129 | 53.28% | 2,119 |
| Treasure | 373 | 81.09% | 78 | 16.96% | 9 | 1.95% | 295 | 64.13% | 460 |
| Valley | 3,135 | 73.57% | 1,030 | 24.17% | 96 | 2.26% | 2,105 | 49.40% | 4,261 |
| Wheatland | 823 | 77.06% | 225 | 21.07% | 20 | 1.87% | 598 | 55.99% | 1,068 |
| Wibaux | 516 | 86.29% | 77 | 12.88% | 5 | 0.83% | 439 | 73.41% | 598 |
| Yellowstone | 50,772 | 60.22% | 30,679 | 36.39% | 2,855 | 3.39% | 20,093 | 23.83% | 84,306 |
| Totals | 343,602 | 56.74% | 244,786 | 40.42% | 17,182 | 2.84% | 98,816 | 16.32% | 605,570 |
* Democratic — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +5–7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5–5%
* Democratic — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +2.5–5%
* Republican — +5–7.5%
* Republican — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +7.5–10%
* Democratic — +5–7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5–5%
* Democratic — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +0–2.5%
* Republican — +2.5–5%
* Republican — +5–7.5%
* Republican — +7.5–10%
* Democratic  Hold  Gain from Republican Republican  Hold
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
* Blaine (largest city: Chinook)

#### By congressional district

Montana has one at-large district that is the same as the statewide results.

## Analysis

Montana, a sparsely-populated state straddling the Mountain and Plains West, has been a red state on the presidential level from 1968 on, voting solidly Republican in the close elections of 1968, 2000, 2004, 2012, and 2016. Since 1964, it has voted Democratic only in 1992, and, aside from that, has been competitive only in 1976, 1988, 1996, and 2008. Montana typically votes substantially to the left of its neighbors in the Mountain West (Idaho and Wyoming) and, more recently, of its neighbors in the Plains West as well (North and South Dakota). Nevertheless, Trump was able to carry the state comfortably on Election Day, although his margin was reduced with respect to 2016.
Trump's principal bases of support were in Glacier Country, southwest Montana, central Montana, and southeast Montana, where he carried the population centers of Flathead County (Kalispell), Ravalli County, Cascade County (Great Falls), and Yellowstone County (Billings), in every case with a higher vote share than he received statewide. He also performed strongly in moderate-size, more rural counties in every region of the state, such as Lincoln and Sanders in Glacier Country, Beaverhead, Madison, and Jefferson in the southwest, Stillwater and Carbon in south central Montana, Fergus in central Montana, Custer in the southeast, and Richland, Dawson, and Valley in the Missouri River Country.
However, Biden was able to keep the margin smaller than in neighboring states by breaking 60% in Missoula County, the state's third-largest county and home to the University of Montana, and winning a majority in Gallatin County, the state's second-largest county and home to Montana State University. Gallatin had been a typically Republican county as recently as 2012, when it voted for Romney. He also held Trump to a 4% margin in Lewis and Clark County, the state's sixth-largest county and home to the state capital, Helena; George W. Bush had won this county twice by double digits. Biden also held onto the traditionally Democratic strongholds of heavily unionized Silver Bow and Deer Lodge Counties, although he still fell short of the typical Democratic vote share in those counties; Trump became the first Republican to crack 40% in Silver Bow since 1956, and got the highest vote share of any Republican in Deer Lodge since 1956. In addition, Biden once again carried majority-Native American Glacier County; and furthered his margins in the city of Whitefish, located in heavily-Republican Flathead County.
Biden flipped the swing county of Blaine; Trump flipped no counties.
Per exit polls by the Associated Press, 49% of voters favored allowing more drilling and mining for natural resources on Montana's public lands; an overwhelming 87% of them backed Trump.
In addition to Trump's victory in Montana, Republican candidates, riding on his coattails, won three other major statewide races, which were expected to be competitive. Incumbent Senator Steve Daines defeated term-limited Governor Steve Bullock in the Montana Senate race, Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale defeated former state representative Kathleen Williams in the Montana House race, and Republican Representative Greg Gianforte defeated Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney in the governor's race. This marked the first time since 2000 that Montana Republicans have held a trifecta. Montana Republicans also won all five state executive branch seats including the State Auditor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.

### Edison exit polls

2020 presidential election in Montana by demographic subgroup (Edison exit polling) :
| Demographic subgroup | Biden | Trump | % of total vote |
| Total vote | 40.55 | 56.92 | 100 |
| Ideology ||||
| Liberals | 88 | 8 | 17 |
| Moderates | 64 | 34 | 36 |
| Conservatives | 7 | 91 | 47 |
| Party ||||
| Democrats | 96 | 3 | 22 |
| Republicans | 6 | 92 | 37 |
| Independents | 40 | 55 | 41 |
| Gender ||||
| Men | 33 | 63 | 50 |
| Women | 47 | 52 | 50 |
| Race/ethnicity ||||
| White | 39 | 58 | 88 |
| Non-white | 45 | 50 | 12 |
| Age ||||
| 18–24 years old | 36 | 57 | 10 |
| 25–29 years old | 25 | 64 | 9 |
| 30–39 years old | 48 | 50 | 15 |
| 40–49 years old | 28 | 69 | 15 |
| 50–64 years old | 46 | 54 | 25 |
| 65 and older | 44 | 55 | 25 |
| Sexual orientation ||||
| LGBT | – | – | 8 |
| Not LGBT | 38 | 60 | 92 |
| Education ||||
| High school or less | 32 | 65 | 26 |
| Some college education | 38 | 58 | 34 |
| Associate degree | 31 | 66 | 10 |
| Bachelor's degree | 45 | 54 | 18 |
| Postgraduate degree | 60 | 39 | 12 |
| Region ||||
| Northern Rockies | 37 | 61 | 17 |
| Central Rockies | 54 | 41 | 21 |
| Southern Rockies | 44 | 54 | 24 |
| Northern Plains | 37 | 60 | 18 |
| Southern Plains | 25 | 73 | 20 |
| Area type ||||
| Urban | 47 | 50 | 24 |
| Suburban | – | – | 5 |
| Rural | 38 | 59 | 70 |
| Family's financial situation today ||||
| Better than four years ago | 16 | 89 | 44 |
| Worse than four years ago | – | – | 16 |
| About the same | 61 | 37 | 39 |