Silver Bow County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Silver Bow County, Montana?
Only 50% of eligible citizens in Silver Bow County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 64% turnout · 1.6 people per vote
Turnout in Silver Bow County
In the November 2022 midterm, 14,147 of Silver Bow County’s 28,361 eligible citizens voted: 49.9% turnout. That’s 3.3 points lower than Montana overall (53.2%) and 3.9 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 14,214 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 64.3%, so each ballot spoke for 1.6 people. Midterm turnout here ran 14.4 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Silver Bow County ranks #14 of 56 counties in Montana for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud County | #11 | 47.1% | 2.1 |
| Yellowstone County | #12 | 47.3% | 2.1 |
| Custer County | #13 | 47.9% | 2.1 |
| Silver Bow County | #14 | 49.9% | 2.0 |
| Chouteau County | #15 | 50.1% | 2.0 |
| Pondera County | #16 | 51.0% | 2.0 |
| Dawson County | #17 | 51.3% | 2.0 |
See all 56 Montana counties ranked →