Montana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024

Montana Senate District 36

A district of about 21,000 people, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+8.2 relative to the nation for president.

Sara Novak (D) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028

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.

D+8.212th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 36

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 race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2016201820202024
U.S. SenateNo raceD+45.5D+27.8D+29.6
GovernorD+45.8No raceNo raceD+10.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 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 36.

Adults with a bachelor's degree25% 18th pct · 41st of 50 in MT

Lower than 82% of seats.

White adults without a degree70% 96th pct · 3rd of 50 in MT

Higher than 96% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 6th pct · 47th of 50 in MT

Lower than 94% of seats.

Black residents0% 35th pct · 33rd of 50 in MT

Lower than 65% of seats.

Asian residents0% 22nd pct · 39th of 50 in MT

Lower than 78% of seats.

People per square mile24 45th pct · 28th of 50 in MT

Less dense than 55% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET