HarrisDemocratic51.5%9,386TrumpRepublican44.5%8,110KennedyIndependent2.8%513
D+7.0- Lead
- 1,276
- Total
- 18,226
- vs nation
- D+8.5
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic55.7%10,392TrumpRepublican41.5%7,745OtherAll other candidates2.8%521
D+14.2- Lead
- 2,647
- Total
- 18,658
- vs nation
- D+9.7
ClintonDemocratic52.4%8,619TrumpRepublican38.8%6,376OtherAll other candidates8.9%1,457
D+13.6- Lead
- 2,243
- Total
- 16,452
- vs nation
- D+11.5
ObamaDemocratic64.8%10,857RomneyRepublican32.4%5,430OtherAll other candidates2.8%469
D+32.4- Lead
- 5,427
- Total
- 16,756
- vs nation
- D+28.5
ObamaDemocratic68.8%11,676McCainRepublican28.4%4,818OtherAll other candidates2.8%471
D+40.4- Lead
- 6,858
- Total
- 16,965
- vs nation
- D+33.2
KerryDemocratic57.9%9,307BushRepublican39.7%6,381OtherAll other candidates2.5%396
D+18.2- Lead
- 2,926
- Total
- 16,084
- vs nation
- D+20.6
GoreDemocratic53.7%8,967BushRepublican37.7%6,299OtherAll other candidates8.6%1,437
D+16.0- Lead
- 2,668
- Total
- 16,703
- vs nation
- D+15.5
ClintonDemocratic63.4%11,199DoleRepublican22.1%3,909OtherAll other candidates14.5%2,569
D+41.2- Lead
- 7,290
- Total
- 17,677
- vs nation
- D+32.7
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+7.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 35,7852024 5-year
- Population density
- 50 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 718 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $61,7542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77.2 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+20.2 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Plattsburgh, NY · twin score 85.7
presidential history
Party record book
Butte-Silver Bow, MT · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
88.5%
9,992 votes · D+77.2
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 78.2%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
55.4%
10,074 votes · R+20.2
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 50.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
17,697votes
78.2% of the vote · D+58.2
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 17,467 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
11,619votes
50.3% of the vote · R+0.6
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 10,196 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
William J. Bryan1896
+83.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+77.2 · U.S. R+6.1
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1900 · +58.0 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+8.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+7.2 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1912 · +0.1 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21,950 |
| 2018 | 22,764 |
| 2020 | 23,251 |
| 2022 | 23,280 |
| 2024 | 23,375 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+159 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,865 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +140 |
| 2012 | +37 |
| 2013 | −41 |
| 2014 | +121 |
| 2015 | −160 |
| 2016 | −56 |
| 2017 | +87 |
| 2018 | −47 |
| 2019 | +181 |
| 2021 | +433 |
| 2022 | +448 |
| 2023 | +470 |
| 2024 | +93 |
| 2025 | +159 |
Butte-Silver Bow is a rare blue enclave in rural Montana, its consolidated city-county government and strong union roots producing Democratic margins that have outlasted the party's broader collapse across the state's working-class interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.2 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 20.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.0 points.
A population of 35,785, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,754 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Plattsburgh, NY and Baraboo, WI.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Plattsburgh, NY
85.7twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend% Catholic≠ French ancestry
Baraboo, WI
82.3twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Irish ancestry
Bennington, VT
82.1twin score
2004–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,226 votes cast, 9,386 went Democratic and 8,110 went Republican.
When did Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana?
Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana has a population of 35,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana is $61,754 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Butte-Silver Bow, MT, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.