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Montana's 2nd congressional district

U.S. House district for Montana


U.S. House district for Montana

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type3pointcoord3=title3=Great Fallsdescription3=Population (2020): 60,442marker3=2
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image captionMontana's 2nd congressional district covers central and eastern Montana. Points indicate major cities in the district, sorted by population:
1. Billings 2. Great Falls 3. Helena
representativeTroy Downing
partyRepublican
residenceHelena
population558,158
population year2024
median income$73,599
percent white81.4
percent hispanic4.2
percent black0.6
percent asian0.7
percent native american7.5
percent more than one race5.1
percent other race0.5
cpviR+15

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  1. Billings 2. Great Falls 3. Helena |percent more than one race = 5.1

Montana's second congressional district is a congressional district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census. The first candidates ran in the 2022 elections for a seat in the 118th United States Congress.

Geographically, the district is the second-largest by land area, after Alaska's at-large congressional district, and the largest by land area in the contiguous United States. It is also the largest district in the U.S. to not contain an entire state.

From 1913 to 1993, Montana had two congressional seats. From 1913 to 1919, those seats were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket. After 1919, however, the state was divided into geographical districts. The 2nd covered the eastern part of the state, including Billings, Glendive, Miles City, and other towns. After 1993, the second seat was eliminated and the remaining seat was elected .

After the release of the 2020 United States census results, Montana regained its 2nd congressional district. On November 12, 2021, Montana's Districting and Apportionment Commission approved a new congressional map in which the 2nd congressional district would cover the eastern portion of Montana, in a configuration similar to the 1983–1993 map. However, the state capital, Helena, which had historically been in the 1st district, was drawn into the 2nd district.

Except for the city of Helena and some Native American areas like Big Horn County and part of longtime national bellwether Blaine County, the district is powerfully Republican. Overall, it is one of the most Republican district in the West, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+15, and it voted for Donald Trump by nearly 27 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008[President](2008-united-states-presidential-election-in-montana)McCain 52% - 45%
2016[President](2016-united-states-presidential-election-in-montana)Trump 61% - 32%
[Governor](2016-montana-gubernatorial-election)Gianforte 49% - 47%
[Attorney General](2016-montana-elections-attorney-general)Fox 73% - 27%
[Secretary of State](2016-montana-secretary-of-state-election)Stapleton 58% - 38%
[Auditor](2016-montana-elections-auditor)Rosendale 58% - 42%
2018[Senate](2018-united-states-senate-election-in-montana)Rosendale 50% - 46%
2020[President](2020-united-states-presidential-election-in-montana)Trump 62% - 35%
[Senate](2020-united-states-senate-election-in-montana)Daines 60% - 40%
[Governor](2020-montana-gubernatorial-election)Gianforte 59% - 37%
[Attorney General](2020-montana-attorney-general-election)Knudsen 63% - 37%
[Secretary of State](2020-montana-secretary-of-state-election)Jacobsen 65% - 35%
[Auditor](2020-montana-elections-state-auditor)Downing 61% - 34%
2024[President](2024-united-states-presidential-election-in-montana)Trump 63% - 34%
[Senate](2024-united-states-senate-election-in-montana)Sheehy 57% - 41%
[Governor](2024-montana-gubernatorial-election)Gianforte 64% - 33%
[Attorney General](2024-montana-attorney-general-election)Knudsen 64% - 36%
[Secretary of State](2024-montana-secretary-of-state-election)Jacobsen 66% - 31%
[Auditor](2024-montana-state-auditor-election)Brown 66% - 34%

Composition

The second district includes all of the following counties, with the exception of Pondera, which it shares with the 1st. Pondera County communities in the 1st district include Brady, Conrad, and Midway Colony.

#CountySeatPopulation
3Big HornHardin12,751
5BlaineChinook6,899
7BroadwaterTownsend8,032
9CarbonRed Lodge11,419
11CarterEkalaka1,418
13CascadeGreat Falls84,900
15ChouteauFort Benton5,847
17CusterMiles City11,985
19DanielsScobey1,633
21DawsonGlendive8,810
25FallonBaker2,994
27FergusLewistown11,772
33GarfieldJordan1,211
37Golden ValleyRyegate835
41HillHavre16,276
43JeffersonBoulder13,048
45Judith BasinStanford2,093
49Lewis and ClarkHelena75,011
51LibertyChester1,974
55McConeCircle1,676
59MeagherWhite Sulphur Springs2,071
65MusselshellRoundup5,308
67ParkLivingston17,903
69PetroleumWinnett554
71PhillipsMalta4,249
73PonderaConrad6,125
75Powder RiverBroadus1,743
79PrairieTerry1,112
83RichlandSidney11,173
85RooseveltWolf Point10,319
87RosebudForsyth8,160
91SheridanPlentywood3,498
95StillwaterColumbus9,173
97Sweet GrassBig Timber3,763
99TetonChoteau6,430
101TooleShelby6,133
103TreasureHysham772
105ValleyGlasgow7,474
107WheatlandHarlowton2,057
109WibauxWibaux910
111YellowstoneBillings170,843

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1919
[[File:CarlWRiddick.jpg100px]]
**Carl W. Riddick**
(Lewistown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923[Elected in 1918](1918-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1920](1920-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired to [run for U.S. senator](1922-united-states-senate-election-in-montana).
[[File:ScottLeavitt.jpg100px]]
**Scott Leavitt**
(Great Falls)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933[Elected in 1922](1922-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1924](1924-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1926](1926-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1928](1928-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1930](1930-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Lost re-election.
[[File:Roy E. Ayers.jpg100px]]
**Roy E. Ayers**
(Lewistown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937[Elected in 1932](1932-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1934](1934-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired to [run for Governor of Montana](1936-montana-gubernatorial-election).
[[File:James F. O'Connor (Montana Congressman).jpg100px]]
**James F. O'Connor**
(Livingston)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 15, 1945[Elected in 1936](1936-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1938](1938-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1940](1940-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1942](1942-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1944](1944-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Died.
*Vacant*nowrapJanuary 15, 1945 –
June 5, 1945
[[File:Wesley D'Ewart (Montana Congressman).jpg100px]]
**Wesley A. D'Ewart**
(Wilsall)RepublicannowrapJune 5, 1945 –
January 3, 1955[Elected to finish O'Connor's term](1945-montana-s-2nd-congressional-district-special-election).
[Re-elected in 1946](1946-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1948](1948-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1950](1950-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1952](1952-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired to [run for U.S. senator](1954-united-states-senate-election-in-montana).
[[File:Orvin Fjare.png100px]]
**Orvin B. Fjare**
(Big Timber)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1957[Elected in 1954](1954-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Lost re-election.
[[File:LeRoy H. Anderson.jpg100px]]
**LeRoy H. Anderson**
(Conrad)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1961[Elected in 1956](1956-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1958](1958-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired to [run for U.S. senator](1960-united-states-senate-election-in-montana).
[[File:James Franklin Battin.jpg100px]]
**James F. Battin**
(Billings)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1961 –
February 27, 1969[Elected in 1960](1960-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1962](1962-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1964](1964-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1966](1966-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1968](1968-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Resigned to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Montana.
*Vacant*nowrapFebruary 27, 1969 –
June 24, 1969
[[File:Rep John Melcher.jpg100px]]
**John Melcher**
(Forsyth)DemocraticnowrapJune 24, 1969 –
January 3, 1977[Elected to finish Battin's term](1969-montana-s-2nd-congressional-district-special-election).
[Re-elected in 1970](1970-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1972](1972-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1974](1974-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired to [run for U.S. senator](1976-united-states-senate-election-in-montana).
[[File:Ron Marlenee.jpg100px]]
**Ron Marlenee**
(Scobey)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993[Elected in 1976](1976-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1978](1978-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1980](1980-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1982](1982-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1984](1984-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1986](1986-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1988](1988-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
[Re-elected in 1990](1990-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
District eliminated January 3, 1993
District re-established January 3, 2023
[[File:Matt Rosendale 117th U.S Congress.jpg100px]]
**Matt Rosendale**
(Glendive)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025Redistricted from the and [re-elected in 2022](2022-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana).
Retired.
[[File:Rep. Troy Downing official photo, 119th Congress (cropped2).jpg100px]]
**Troy Downing**
(Helena)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025 –
present[Elected in 2024](2024-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-montana-district-2).

Recent election results

2022

2024

References

;General

;Specific

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN.
  4. (November 12, 2021). "How Montana got its new congressional map". Montana Free Press.
  5. "DRA 2020".
  6. "Our Campaigns - MT US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2024".
  7. "Montana - Congressional District 2 - Representative Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.".
  8. (November 8, 2022). "2022 GENERAL ELECTION - UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE - 2ND DISTRICT". [[Secretary of State of Montana]].
  9. (2024-12-11). "2024 Statewide General Election Canvass".
  10. "2024 Statewide general election canvass".
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