Who is the Madison County County Attorney?

David Buchler is the County Attorney of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Madison County Clerk and Recorder?

Paula McKenzie is the Clerk and Recorder of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Madison County Clerk of District Court?

Carmin Hill is the Clerk of District Court of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Madison County Sheriff/Coroner?

Duncan W Hedges is the Sheriff/Coroner of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Madison County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools?

Shelly Burke is the Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Madison County commissioners?

Duke Gilman (District 1); Ronald E Nye (District 2); Bill Todd (District 3).

What is the population of Madison County?

About 9,223 people, with a median age of 52.2; the median household income is $75,250 and 6.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Madison County?

4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 133 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,140, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Madison County?

29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 5 school district and 19 special district governments.

Madison County, MT elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Madison County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Madison County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Duke Gilman source
County Commissioner, District 2	Ronald E Nye source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Bill Todd source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	David Buchler source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Paula McKenzie source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court	Carmin Hill source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff/Coroner	Duncan W Hedges source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools	Shelly Burke source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Madison County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 29 local governments in Madison County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	4	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	19	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Madison County

9,223people

52.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$75,250 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

6.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%

32.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$470,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.1%U.S.: 8.4%

40.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

35.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.7% · White 90.4% · Black 0% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Madison County

4.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Montana: 2.5%.

133people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

3,007people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

3,140in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.2%	133	3,007	3,140
August 2026	4.8%	154	3,060	3,214
July 2026	4.3%	141	3,159	3,300
June 2026	5.5%	179	3,052	3,231
May 2026	7.7%	227	2,722	2,949
April 2026	5.5%	163	2,785	2,948
March 2026	6.7%	197	2,752	2,949
February 2026	7.1%	215	2,810	3,025
January 2026	6.5%	231	3,337	3,568
December 2025	6.2%	203	3,085	3,288
November 2025	8.7%	278	2,927	3,205
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.5%	151	3,188	3,339
August 2025	4.1%	140	3,281	3,421
July 2025	4.0%	141	3,382	3,523
June 2025	4.6%	161	3,302	3,463
May 2025	6.3%	204	3,047	3,251
April 2025	4.6%	147	3,032	3,179
March 2025	5.6%	182	3,046	3,228
February 2025	5.4%	170	2,986	3,156
January 2025	5.2%	167	3,037	3,204
December 2024	5.1%	160	2,994	3,154
November 2024	5.9%	189	3,040	3,229
October 2024	5.2%	175	3,220	3,395

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.4%	177	3,119	3,296
2024	4.6%	154	3,180	3,334
2023	3.2%	127	3,841	3,968
2022	2.5%	114	4,365	4,479
2021	3.5%	146	3,987	4,133
2020	5.4%	220	3,820	4,040
2019	3.6%	150	4,066	4,216
2018	3.9%	156	3,811	3,967
2017	4.4%	167	3,660	3,827
2016	4.4%	168	3,684	3,852

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Montana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Madison County

152.9 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

440.6 per 100,0002025. Montana: 1,448.5.

0murders2025, 17 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	17	152.9	49	440.6
2024	15	154.2	30	308.4
2023	16	168.2	31	326.0
2022	5	54.4	27	294.0
2021	14	152.0	26	282.2
2020	9	103.1	42	481.3
2019	14	157.6	58	652.7
2018	7	84.7	75	907.2
2017	5	62.8	77	967.8

By police agency (1)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Madison County Sheriff's Office	2025	17	42	9,997

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Montana · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.20 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 9,997 people.

12sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

9civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (1), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Madison County Sheriff's Office	12	9	9,997

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	12	1.20	9	1
2024	18	1.85	11	2
2023	18	1.89	10	2
2022	17	1.85	7	2
2021	17	1.85	7	2
2020	15	1.72	8	2
2019	12	1.35	1	2
2018	12	1.45	1	2
2017	12	1.51	13	2
2016	12	1.51	13	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Madison County County Attorney?: David Buchler is the County Attorney of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County Clerk and Recorder?: Paula McKenzie is the Clerk and Recorder of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County Clerk of District Court?: Carmin Hill is the Clerk of District Court of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County Sheriff/Coroner?: Duncan W Hedges is the Sheriff/Coroner of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Madison County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools?: Shelly Burke is the Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools of Madison County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Madison County commissioners?: Duke Gilman (District 1); Ronald E Nye (District 2); Bill Todd (District 3).
What is the population of Madison County?: About 9,223 people, with a median age of 52.2; the median household income is $75,250 and 6.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Madison County?: 4.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 133 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,140, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Madison County?: 29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 5 school district and 19 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's own website (its elected-officials or department pages, read November 7, 2026), or a county's certified canvass; offices no county page names are left out; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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