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Montana
One in six people in Montana who took the quiz scored libertarian, fewer than the country. One in 40 voted that way. Here is what the count says about Montana, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.
How Montana scores
52.8 of 100, rank 19 of 50. Five parts, each turned into a 0 to 100 mark and weighted as shown. The method page has the formulas.
Wins on the ledger, 0 for Montana, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.
Where Montana lands
Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.
United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.
How free is Montana
Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.
What Montana changed
Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.
Nothing on the ledger for Montana yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.
Who is doing the work in Montana
Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. 1 group is based in Montana, and other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.
Count Montana
The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.