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==Government and politics== Since 1977, Butte and Silver Bow County have been consolidated into one governmental body under the leadership of the [[Chief executive (head of government)|chief executive]] and the council of commissioners. Elected in November 2020, J.P. Gallagher is the incumbent Chief Executive of Butte-Silver Bow, a [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chief Executive |url=https://www.co.silverbow.mt.us/127/Chief-Executive |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=The City-County of Butte-Silver Bow}}</ref> A Democratic bastion, Silver Bow County is, along with neighboring [[Deer Lodge County, Montana|Deer Lodge County]], one of the two most consistently Democratic-voting counties in Montana in presidential elections, having last voted Republican in 1956 for [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. In 2024, [[Donald Trump]], though still losing the county, became the first Republican to get within ten percent of carrying it since the aforementioned 1956 election. Over the last century, Silver Bow County has voted only once for a Republican gubernatorial candidate ([[Marc Racicot]] during the [[1996 Montana gubernatorial election|1996 election]]).<ref name="DL">{{Cite web |last=David Leip |title=Presidential Atlas |url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparemaps.php?year=2008&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |access-date=April 2, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref> Silver Bow County has not supported any Republican at all for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] since at least 1928.<ref name=DL/> Silver Bow County is in [[Montana Senate]] districts 36 (represented by Republican [[Jeffrey Welborn]]), 37 (represented by Democrat [[Ryan Lynch (politician)|Ryan Lynch]]), 38 (represented by Democrat [[Edith McClafferty]]), and 39 (represented by Republican [[Terry Vermeire]]). In the [[Montana House of Representatives]], the county is in districts 71 (represented by Republican [[Kenneth Walsh (politician)|Kenneth Walsh]]), 72 (represented by Republican [[Tom Welch (politician)|Tom Welch]]), 73 (represented by Democrat [[Jennifer Lynch (politician)|Jennifer Lynch]]), 74 (represented by Democrat [[Derek J. Harvey]]), 76 (represented by Democrat [[Donavon Hawk]]), and 78 (represented by Republican [[Gregory Frazer]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montana Legislature Information- 68th Session 2023 Regular |url=https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/?session_select=120 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=Montana Legislature}}</ref> From 2024 to 2032, Silver Bow County will be in State Senate districts 35, 36, and 37, as well as State House of Representatives districts 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74. Two of the three Senate districts are expected to be favorable to Democrats as well as four of the five House districts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimbel-Sannit |first=Arren |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Explaining the why and the where of Montana's new legislative districts |url=https://montanafreepress.org/2023/02/13/montana-redistricting-commission-finalizes-new-house-senate-maps/ |publisher=Montana Free Press}}</ref> {{PresHead|place=Silver Bow County, Montana|source=<ref name=DL/>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|8,110|9,386|730|Montana}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|7,745|10,392|659|Montana}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|6,376|8,619|1,457|Montana}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|5,430|10,857|469|Montana}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|4,818|11,676|548|Montana}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|6,381|9,307|396|Montana}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|6,299|8,967|1,437|Montana}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,909|11,199|2,569|Montana}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,491|9,960|4,695|Montana}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,043|11,422|222|Montana}} {{PresRow|1984|Democratic|6,637|11,095|278|Montana}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|7,301|9,721|2,355|Montana}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,506|11,377|227|Montana}} {{PresRow|1972|Democratic|7,967|11,704|733|Montana}} {{PresRow|1968|Democratic|5,488|12,626|1,503|Montana}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,873|15,751|615|Montana}} {{PresRow|1960|Democratic|7,290|13,754|146|Montana}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|11,619|11,475|0|Montana}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|10,196|13,114|148|Montana}} {{PresRow|1948|Democratic|7,305|12,715|1,315|Montana}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|7,610|13,228|202|Montana}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|7,932|17,467|335|Montana}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,528|17,697|398|Montana}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,792|13,626|1,416|Montana}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|9,456|11,228|419|Montana}} {{PresRow|1924|Progressive|6,520|5,393|6,901|Montana}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|10,074|6,394|1,730|Montana}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|6,757|13,084|1,706|Montana}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,232|4,542|5,122|Montana}} {{PresRow|1908|Democratic|4,618|6,255|2,783|Montana}} {{PresRow|1904|Democratic|5,149|5,686|3,439|Montana}} {{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,873|12,101|336|Montana}} {{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,275|9,992|29|Montana}} {{PresFoot|1892|Republican|3,251|2,648|2,527|Montana}}
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