Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission

Montanans will elect 100 representatives and 25 state senators to the Legislature this election. It’s the first time candidates are running in districts redrawn with 2020 census data.

The commission responsible for drawing Montana’s new legislative districts is close to finishing its once-a-decade duty after advancing a map on Wednesday.

The Montana Commission is drawing the state’s new legislative districts, and has advanced a map proposed by Democrats for public input.

A longtime Montana Districting and Apportionment Commissioner has resigned ahead of the final push to draw new legislative districts. Former Superintendent of Public Instruction, Denise Juneau, will fill the seat.

The two Republicans and two Democrats on the districting and apportionment commission each presented their ideas for what the 100 state House of Representative and 50 state Senate districts should look like based on new population data.

The commission in charge of drawing Montana’s new political districts is asking the public for mapping suggestions.

The nonpartisan newsletter Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rated Montana’s eastern district as solidly Republican, and the state’s western district as competitive, but likely Republican. The publication based its analysis on past presidential election results.

A final congressional map outlining the state's two U.S. House districts was submitted to the Montana secretary of state’s office Friday. Montana’s redistricting commission reversed course on an earlier amendment.

The commission in charge of drawing Montana’s new political boundaries remains stuck in a deadlock over how to split the state into two congressional districts.

Dozens of Montanans voiced their opinions Tuesday regarding proposed maps dividing the state into two congressional districts. Many are concerned that the districts will be drawn in a way that unfairly favors a specific political party — a practice known as gerrymandering.