Silver Bow (Butte) and Missoula: Bluest of blue Montana counties
Source: Missoulian
When a candidate knocks on a door in Butte, the first question some voters ask is if the politician is a Democrat. State Sen. Jim Keane recalled being asked that question in a past campaign and said he confirmed to the man at the door that, yes, he was a Democrat. The veteran Butte legislator asked the man what he would he would have done if Keane had said he was a Republican. “I’d slam the door in your face,” the man told Keane.
... Butte’s roots as a Democratic city can be traced to its labor history and the thousands of copper miners who worked there. Although the copper mining industry has faded considerably from its peak, Silver Bow County residents remain firmly in the Democratic camp.
Silver Bow County continues to slam the doors on most Republicans’ hopes in elections, just as it has done through much of the state’s history.
... However strong Silver Bow’s clout has been in the Democratic column over the decades, Missoula County has grown into the state’s biggest Democratic prize. ... Missoula has become far more heavily Democratic over the years after being more of a swing county politically.
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