Montana consistently has had one of the highest voter turnout rates in the nation.
The chart below shows voter registration and turnout for Primary and General Elections since 1920.
| Primary | General | |||||
| Year | Registered | Votes Cast | % | Registered | Votes Cast | % |
1920 |
230,221 |
102,971 |
44.7% |
261,257 |
178,968 |
68.5% |
1922 |
224,142 |
108,643 |
48.5% |
243,936 |
158,737 |
65.1% |
1924 |
211,450 |
109,688 |
51.9% |
240,800 |
174,415 |
72.4% |
1926 |
205,822 |
103,106 |
50.1% |
227,118 |
153,442 |
67.6% |
1928 |
203,193 |
117,300 |
57.7% |
241,096 |
194,840 |
80.8% |
1930 |
220,671 |
100,157 |
45.4% |
240,086 |
176,161 |
73.4% |
1932 |
232,545 |
146,038 |
62.8% |
265,181 |
216,381 |
81.6% |
1934 |
247,248 |
133,098 |
53.8% |
268,482 |
203,626 |
75.8% |
1936 |
251,807 |
155,781 |
61.9% |
283,695 |
226,353 |
79.8% |
1938 |
248,443 |
151,620 |
61.0% |
269,963 |
208,710 |
77.3% |
1940 |
253,138 |
146,354 |
57.8% |
295,237 |
240,694 |
81.5% |
1942 |
258,749 |
118,478 |
45.8% |
271,773 |
170,514 |
62.7% |
1944 |
203,749 |
85,546 |
42.0% |
248,392 |
197,217 |
79.4% |
1946 |
241,550 |
127,889 |
52.9% |
263,422 |
190,566 |
72.3% |
1948 |
236,236 |
133,742 |
56.6% |
269,779 |
221,003 |
81.9% |
1950 |
250,374 |
128,058 |
51.1% |
272,103 |
210,527 |
77.4% |
1952 |
274,929 |
146,252 |
53.2% |
304,053 |
260,469 |
85.7% |
1954 |
283,651 |
136,466 |
48.1% |
296,611 |
227,454 |
76.7% |
1956 |
273,236 |
136,081 |
49.8% |
316,444 |
263,204 |
83.2% |
1958 |
289,851 |
145,462 |
50.2% |
305,614 |
229,483 |
75.1% |
1960 |
279,685 |
196,210 |
70.2% |
322,876 |
276,612 |
85.7% |
1962 |
301,003 |
152,422 |
50.6% |
318,721 |
248,441 |
77.9% |
1964 |
290,109 |
185,102 |
63.8% |
327,477 |
280,975 |
85.8% |
1966 |
306,852 |
156,042 |
50.9% |
330,182 |
264,971 |
80.2% |
1968 |
299,818 |
203,353 |
67.8% |
331,078 |
285,892 |
86.4% |
1970 |
304,328 |
166,126 |
54.6% |
325,315 |
254,790 |
78.3% |
1972 |
336,913 |
238,215 |
70.7% |
386,867 |
327,176 |
84.6% |
1974 |
352,244 |
179,153 |
50.9% |
373,889 |
260,496 |
69.7% |
1976 |
411,087 |
208,346 |
50.7% |
454,924 |
339,346 |
74.6% |
1978 |
381,769 |
207,903 |
54.5% |
410,046 |
296,521 |
72.3% |
1980 |
452,510 |
228,750 |
50.6% |
496,402 |
371,976 |
74.9% |
1982 |
412,841 |
198,840 |
48.2% |
445,888 |
328,082 |
73.6% |
1984 |
482,429 |
192,226 |
39.8% |
526,841 |
395,006 |
75.0% |
1986 |
421,264 |
166,622 |
39.6% |
443,935 |
326,436 |
73.5% |
1988 |
471,352 |
224,217 |
47.6% |
505,541 |
378,981 |
75.0% |
1990 |
408,354 |
201,118 |
49.3% |
435,900 |
326,652 |
74.9% |
1992 |
479,578 |
247,158 |
51.5% |
529,299 |
417,564 |
78.9% |
1994 |
485,629 |
228,603 |
47.1% |
514,051 |
359,455 |
69.9% |
1996 |
562,579 |
228,040 |
40.5% |
590,751 |
417,232 |
70.6% |
1998 |
602,716 |
161,568 |
26.8% |
639,241 |
338,733 |
53.0% |
2000 |
671,325 |
223,419 |
33.3% |
698,260 |
417,916 |
59.9% |
2002 |
606,147 |
174,730 |
29.0% |
624,548 |
340,272 |
54.5% |
2004 |
595,668 |
220,210 |
37.0% |
638,474 |
456,096 |
71.4% |
2006 |
626,853 |
214,840 |
34.3% |
649,436 |
411,061 |
63.3% |
2008 |
630,633 |
285,215 |
45.2% |
668,085 |
497,599 |
74.5% |
2010 |
639,309 |
206,791 |
32.5% |
651,335 |
367,096 |
56.36% |
| 2012 | 642,308 | 238,771 | 37.17% | 681,608 | 491,966 | 72.18% |





