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The partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Montana
Status:Tabled
partisan lean of districts:
Old map
1 district
This map
2 districts+1
majority
There are 2 Republican-leaning seats in this proposed map.Change from old map: +1 Republican-leaning seat.
The competitiveness and fairness of Montana's maps
Median seat
Difference between the partisan lean of the state’s median district and the state as a whole.
First proposalD+0.4
Third proposalD+0.3
Fifth proposalD+0.3
Seventh proposalD+0.3
Tenth proposalD+0.1
Tentative PlanD+0.1
New mapD+0.1
Sixth proposalD+0.1
Old map0.0
Eighth proposalR+0.0
Ninth proposalR+0.1
Thirteenth proposalR+0.1
Second proposalR+0.1
Fourth proposalR+0.1
Eleventh proposalR+0.3
Efficiency gap
Difference between each party’s share of “wasted votes” — those that don’t contribute to a candidate winning.
Eighth proposalD+18.2
Old mapR+33.2
First proposalR+33.2
Second proposalR+33.2
Third proposalR+33.2
Fourth proposalR+33.2
Fifth proposalR+33.2
Sixth proposalR+33.2
Seventh proposalR+33.2
Ninth proposalR+33.2
Tenth proposalR+33.2
Eleventh proposalR+33.2
New mapR+33.2
Thirteenth proposalR+33.2
Tentative PlanR+33.2
Competitiveness
The number of districts in the state whose partisan leans are between R+5 and D+5.
Second proposal1/2
Sixth proposal1/2
Eighth proposal1/2
Old map0/1
First proposal0/2
Third proposal0/2
Fourth proposal0/2
Fifth proposal0/2
Seventh proposal0/2
Ninth proposal0/2
Tenth proposal0/2
Eleventh proposal0/2
New map0/2
Thirteenth proposal0/2
Tentative Plan0/2
The demographic and partisan breakdown of this proposed map in Montana
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
DistrictIncumbentPartisan leanRacial makeup
1st
OPEN
R+16
2nd
Matthew M. RosendaleR
R+23

The racial makeup of each district is of the voting-age population.

The latest in Montana

Nov. 12, 2021

For the first time since 1993, Montana has more than one congressional district, and on Nov. 12, the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission gave its final approval to the state’s new lines.

The map passed by the commission, which was put forward by Republicans, excludes liberal Helena from the state’s western congressional district, giving it a FiveThirtyEight partisan lean of R+10. The map was chosen over a Democratic proposal that put Helena in the western district, making it a more competitive R+7. (The eastern district is ruby-red under both maps.) In its final meeting, the commission also decided not to accept a small tweak to the map that was previously agreed to.

Latest updates
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Nov. 12, 2021
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission formally adopted a new congressional redistricting map.
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Nov. 9, 2021
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission adopted a new congressional map. The public has one final opportunity to comment on the map at a Nov. 12 hearing.
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Nov. 5, 2021
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission selected a congressional redistricting map, which will now be open to public comment before a final vote.

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Who controls redistricting in Montana right now?
Neither party fully controls the congressional redistricting process. New maps are drawn and enacted by a bipartisan commission made up of citizens.