Idaho, Montana, Wyoming election timing data, Sightline 2024

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1	Montana Timing Analysis
2	G. Agustin Markarian
3	3/10/2024
4	The principal finding is that the on-cycle electorate is vastly larger than the off-cycle electorate: almost twice as large.
5	Key findings below are shaded in green.
6	Overall Turnout by Election Type
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33	Voter Turnout by General Election Type with Full Statistics
34	cycle	turnout of registered voters	(max of error bar)	(min of error bar)
35	Off-cycle	44.7%	46.5%	42.9%
36	On-cycle	78.5%	80.3%	76.8%
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38	Turnout of Registered Voters by City by General Election Type
39	CITY	Off-cycle	On-cycle
40	Total of six cities	45%	79%
41	Belgrade	36%	75%
42	Billings	47%	76%
43	Bozeman	44%	79%
44	Great Falls	45%	79%
45	Helena	50%	82%
46	Missoula	47%	80%
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48	A secondary finding is that the on-cycle electorate is younger than the off-cycle electorate.
49	Composition of the Electorate
50	Age
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52					Source: G. Agustin Markarian analysis of Catalist data for Sightline.
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100	Share of Voters by Age by General Election Type with Full Statistics