1 1 . 6 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 1 7 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 2 3 . 1 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 8 . 9 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁politics ▁It ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁De er ▁L odge ▁County ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁consist ently ▁Democratic ▁count ies ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁President ial ▁elections , ▁with ▁Silver ▁Bow ▁County ▁last ▁voting ▁Republican ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁for ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower . ▁The ▁two ▁have ▁supported ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁in ▁every ▁national ▁election ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁six ▁elections , ▁the ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁has ▁varied ▁from ▁ 1 4 % ▁to ▁ 4 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁last ▁century , ▁Silver ▁Bow ▁County ▁has ▁voted ▁only ▁once ▁for ▁a ▁Republican ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁( M arc ▁R ac ic ot ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Mont ana ▁election ). ▁Silver ▁Bow ▁County ▁has ▁not ▁supported ▁any ▁Republican ▁at ▁all ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Senate ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁Silver ▁Bow ▁County ▁is ▁in ▁Senate ▁District ▁ 3 7 ▁and ▁in ▁H R ▁District ▁ 7 3 . ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁ ▁City ▁ ▁But te ▁( count y ▁seat )