Butte-Silver Bow, MT Metro Area is a small metropolitan area located in southwestern Montana. It is home to many diverse communities and cultures with a population of just over 33,000 people. The city has a rich history when it comes to politics and is known for its progressive tradition that dates back to the 19th century. In recent years, the political landscape of the metro area has been shaped by municipal elections for local officials such as mayor, council members, county commissioners and school board members. Additionally, Butte-Silver Bow residents also elect state representatives to serve in their Montana House of Representatives and Senate with one representative from each district. As the city continues to grow and develop, citizens will be sure to take an active role in selecting their local leaders that will ensure strong representation in local government.
The political climate in Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
In Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area 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, the Butte-Silver Bow metro area remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.5%.
The Butte-Silver Bow metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Butte-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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Butte-Silver Bow Metro Area
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)