Counties in Montana
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Montana
- A list and map of counties in Montana
- An overview of local elections in Montana
- An overview of the initiative process in Montana
Counties[edit]
County government[edit]
Ballotpedia does not have any county governments in this state in its coverage scope.
Full list of counties[edit]
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 54 counties, 128 cities, towns, and villages, and 736 special districts. Deer Lodge County operates as a consolidated city-county government with Anaconda.[1]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties[edit]
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections[edit]
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2023[edit]
2022[edit]
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
2021[edit]
2020[edit]
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
Past elections
Initiative process availability[edit]
The local units of government in Montana that make the initiative process available are:
- General law cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 97 such cities.
- Charter cities, which have the same state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances, as well as for charter amendment. Unlike in some other states, charter cities may not differ from the general law initiative requirements. There are 32 such cities.
- General law counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 51 such counties.
- Charter counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances and charter amendments. There are three such counties.[2]
See also[edit]
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