Butte-Silver Bow in Montana is a small community with a population of approximately 33,700 people. It is the county seat for Silver Bow County and functions as the economic hub of the region. The political landscape in Butte-Silver Bow is dominated by the Democratic Party which holds all positions on the Council of Commissioners that serves as the governing body of the city. Recent local elections have seen a surge in citizen involvement and interest, resulting in increased voter turnout compared to previous years. In addition, candidates from both major parties have put forward strong platforms that focus on job creation and economic revitalization for the area. Local citizens are actively engaged in political dialog about these issues, and passionate debates can often be heard taking place between supporters of each candidate at local cafes and town meetings. As such, politics plays an increasingly important role in day-to-day life in Butte-Silver Bow, MT.
The political climate in Zip 59748 (Butte-Silver Bow, MT) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 59748 (Butte-Silver Bow, MT) is leaning liberal.
Butte-Silver Bow, Montana is leaning liberal.
Silver Bow County, Montana 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.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 59748 (Butte-Silver Bow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)