Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Montana Senate District 30
A district of about 19,000 people, 62% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+15.4 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Cora Neumann (D) · won58.4%
- Tyler Rogers (R)41.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 50 seats
Every Montana State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Cora Neumann (D) | Tyler Rogers (R) | 16.8 |
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2022 | John Esp (R) | Jamie L. Isaly (D) | 10.6 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2018 | John Esp (R) | Dan Vermillion (D) | 8.8 |
| 2014 | Nels Swandal (R) | Mary Murphy (D) | 37.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Jason Priest (R) | Aaron D. Kampfe (D) | 30.4 |
| 2006 | Robert R. Story Jr. (R) | Dan Dutton (D) | 21.0 |
| 2002 | Rick Laible (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 special | Dale E. Berry (R) | Darrell Binkerd (D) | 37.9 |
| 1998 | Steve Benedict (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1994 | Steve Benedict (R)Flip | Nancy Joy Torre (D) | 47.5 |
| 1992 | Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) | Thomas Payne (R) | 3.8 |
| 1984 | Fred Vanvalkenberg (D) | Arlene A. Breum (R) | 6.3 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Tom Hager (R) | Duane E. Christensen (D) | 18.7 |
| 1976 | Tom Hager (R)Flip | Max Conover (D) | 7.1 |
| 1974 | Max Conover (D) | M. E. Eddleman (R) | 11.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | George Siderius · W. F. Bennett (DEM) | Ritchey Ostrom (D) | 5.7 |
| 1968 | Fred O. Broeder (R) | Henry Siderius (D) | 6.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 30
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30's area in each.
- U.S. House
- MT-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+9.7 | No race | D+17.6 | D+14.1 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+26.5 | D+18.8 | D+21.2 |
| Governor | D+19.1 | No race | No race | D+13.5 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 50 seats. Small marks are other seats in Montana. The black marker is District 30.
Highest of 50 seats.
Lowest of 50 seats.
Highest of 50 seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 82% of seats.
Less dense than 57% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 5048% college gradsD+32.7Held DDistrict 33
58% college gradsD+12.7Not up in 2026District 47
52% college gradsD+23.3Not up in 2026District 31
57% college gradsD+21.8Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET