MT — U.S. Senate seats
Statewide. 2026 cycle.
Who lives in this state
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Montana. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 1,116,875 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $72,509 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $41,711 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.5% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.465 |
| Race | White alone | 85.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 0.5% |
| Race | Asian alone | 0.8% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 4.6% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.8% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 1.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 62.7% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 35.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 12.0% |
| Household | Family households | 60.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.37 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $375,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,081 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 68.8% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.8% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 13.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 9.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.5% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 89.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.7% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 71.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.6% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.5% |
Currently seated senators
- Daines, Steve (R) · b. 1962
- Sheehy, Tim (R) · b. 1985
Senate candidates running (2022–2026)
| Candidate | Party | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| SHEEHY, TIM | R | 2030 |
| ALME, KURT | R | 2026 |
| AUSTIN, KYLE | L | 2026 |
| BANKHEAD, ALANI INES | D | 2026 |
| BLACKWOLF, MICHAEL JAMES MR. | D | 2026 |
| BODNAR, SETH | I | 2026 |
| CALHOUN, LEE | R | 2026 |
| DAINES, STEVE | R | 2026 |
| HUMMERT, MICHAEL | D | 2026 |
| JANDRON, TOM | L | 2026 |
| KEHOE, CHRISTOPHER | D | 2026 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, KATE | D | 2026 |
| NEILL, REILLY | D | 2026 |
| WALKINGCHILD, CHARLES SR | R | 2026 |
| BARB, ROBERT | G | 2024 |
| DAOUD, SID | L | 2024 |
| DOWNEY, MICHAEL | G | 2024 |
| HUMMERT, MICHAEL | D | 2024 |
| JOHNSON, BRADLEY S | R | 2024 |
| MADIGAN, THOMAS JOHN MR. | R | 2024 |
| MYGLAND, JEREMY | R | 2024 |
| ROSENDALE, MATT MR. | R | 2024 |
| SHEEHY, TIM | R | 2024 |
| TESTER, R. JON | D | 2024 |
| WALKINGCHILD, CHARLES SR | R | 2024 |