Montana became a member of the Union in 1889 as the 41st state and currently holds 3 Electoral votes for the office of President of the United States.

Voter registration for residents of Montana are as follows: 1. Must be a citizen of the United States, 2. Must be a resident of Montana and of the county in which you want to vote for at least 30 days before the next election, 3. Must be at least 18 years of age on or before the election, 4. Must not be in a penal institution for a felony conviction, 5. Must currently be determined by a court to be of unsound mind 6. Must meet these qualifications by the next election day if you do not currently meet them.

Montana leans heavily toward the Republican Party when presidential voting rolls around. Only twice since 1952 has the state awarded it's 3 Electoral votes to a candidate of the Democratic Party. Because of the close race in 2008, Republican John McCain 50% of the vote to Barack Obama 47% of the vote, Montana is being looked at as a swing state in 2012.

Although the states leans heavily toward the Republican candidate in presidential races, the state has a decidedly Democratic look in Congress.http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108237.html

2010 Midterm Election Results

• House Results: Denny Rehberg(R) with 60% of the vote.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#MT

Overall the Democrats remain in control of the Senate with 51 seats and the Republicans with 47 with 2 more that remain to be called.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/#val=H The Republicans gained control of the House with 243 seats to 192 for the Democrats.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/main.results/#val=H

Primary Elections for Statewide offices and Congress were held on June 08, 2010, while the General Elections will be held on November 02, 2010.

Key Primary Election results:

• House Results - Montana At-Large District - Republican candidates - Denny Rehberg 74.56%, Mark French 19.48%, A. J. Otjen 5.74% of the vote. Democratic candidates - Dennis McDonald 38.26%, Tyler Gernant 23.96%, Melinda Gopher 21.02%, Sam Rankin 16.20% of the vote. Libertarian candidates - Mike Fellows uncontested.

Full Primary Elections results are available by reviewing results from the Montana Secretary of State web site.

• Montana Secretary of State<ref>http://electionresults.sos.mt.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=CONG&map=CTY

Ron Paul also being on the ballad, led some pundits to speculate that McCain may have lost votes to Paul.New West: McCain Maintains Slim Montana Lead About 4% of voters intended to vote for Paul, based on polling data.New West: Obama Draws Even with McCain in Montana (November 3, 2008) In response, Obama had campaigned several times in the state, while McCain has not visited at all during his campaign. McCain, however, still managed to squeak out a victoryUSAToday: Montana split over candidates' energy plans

• Winner of Montana's Three Presidential Electoral Votes: John McCainhttp://sos.mt.gov/elections/archives/2000s/2008/results/2008_State_General.pdf
• Voting Resuts: McCain (R) - 242,763, Obama (D) - 231,667, Paul (C) - 10,638, Barr (L) - 1,355, BaldwinI) - 3,686

• Winner of Montana Senate Seat: Max Baucus
• Margin of victory: 73% to 27%

• Winner of Montana Gubernatorial Election: Brian Schweitzer
• Margin of victory: 65% to 33%

Full Election Results:

• MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25381653/race/president Montana election
• Associated Press - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h9TxnT5r9nxgr55p8wj0VLvaXurQD948H0AG4 Dem. Gov. Schweitzer wins re-election in Montana

Montana Exit Polls

• Winner of Montana's Senate seat: Jon Tester
• Margin of victory: 49% to 48%

• CNN: Montana Election Results 2006

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush

• Winner of Montana's Three Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
• Margin of victory: 59% to 39%

• Winner of Montana's Gubernatorial Election: Brian Schweitzer
• Margin of victory: 50% to 46%

• CNN: Montana Election Results 2004
• WashingtonPost.com: Montana Election Results 2004