Silver Bow, MT County is home to a large and diverse community of people. The county's politics have been shaped by its population and historical events over the years. The county is led by a Board of Commissioners, who set policy and make decisions that influence the lives of citizens in the area. In recent years, they have worked hard to promote economic development and improve infrastructure. Silver Bow also has a strong local government presence with mayors from each town in the county, numerous city councils, a state senator, representatives in the Montana State Legislature, and congressional representation for US Congress. Every election cycle brings new opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics by choosing the candidates that best represent their interests and values. With so many local options available to voters, Silver Bow continues to be an engaging place for political engagement.
The political climate in Silver Bow County, MT is somewhat liberal.
In Silver Bow County, MT 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Silver Bow county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.5%.
Silver Bow county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Bow County, MT is somewhat liberal.
Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Montana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Silver Bow, Montana: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Silver Bow County, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,241 contributions totaling $279,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 434 contributions totaling $107,714 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)