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1876–2024
Billings, MT·Montana

Billings, MT has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+30 in 2024.

Montana's largest metro, where energy jobs shape the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MT
LatestR+30in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population189,2552024 ACS

Billings, MT, Montana: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
189,2552024 5-year
Median household income
$77,1832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Billings, MT
TrumpR+30
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2024 presidential margin by county for Billings, MT, MTA map of the constituent counties of Billings, MT, MT, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Carbon County, MT · R+32Yellowstone County, MT · R+27Stillwater County, MT · R+62
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican63.3%59,878
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.6%31,801
OtherAll other candidates3.1%2,915
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −29.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−29.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−12.4%
1896+24.6%
1900−5.5%
1904−40.1%
1908−19.1%
1912+5.3%
1916+10.5%
1920−36.2%
1924−38.3%
1928−32.7%
1932+8.0%
1936+24.1%
1940+3.0%
1944−3.8%
1948−2.9%
1952−32.1%
1956−27.1%
1960−20.0%
1964+6.2%
1968−24.0%
1972−29.4%
1976−14.7%
1980−25.1%
1984−27.3%
1988−11.8%
1992−4.5%
1996−6.6%
2000−25.6%
2004−26.8%
2008−8.2%
2012−22.1%
2016−28.8%
2020−26.3%
2024−29.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−29.7%
31,80159,87894,594
R
−26.3%
34,25659,70296,597
R
−28.8%
24,90748,32981,350
R
−22.1%
29,79747,37079,356
R
−8.2%
35,99342,58280,829
R
−26.8%
26,99247,33575,820
R
−25.6%
22,72939,69566,206
R
−6.6%
26,12830,38564,444
R
−4.5%
22,89025,77464,710
R
−11.8%
25,43332,34958,496
R
−27.3%
22,19439,11961,998
R
−25.1%
17,65931,63155,660
R
−14.7%
21,32528,76850,805
R
−29.4%
15,61029,28146,577
R
−24.0%
13,71123,21739,645
D
+6.2%
20,67418,24639,143
R
−20.0%
15,29522,97238,458
R
−27.1%
12,92122,54935,470
R
−32.1%
11,27921,97933,347
R
−2.9%
12,60513,38026,640
R
−3.8%
11,14712,03323,297
D
+3.0%
12,91512,15525,291
D
+24.1%
12,9837,84421,314
D
+8.0%
9,9308,41319,012
R
−32.7%
5,59011,10516,876
R
−38.3%
2,2458,01815,057
R
−36.2%
4,55310,13515,435
D
+10.5%
7,3825,90713,999
O
+5.3%
1,9891,6506,424
R
−19.1%
1,9583,0085,502
R
−40.1%
9002,3793,687
R
−5.5%
1,5611,7463,363
D
+24.6%
1,3147942,113
R
−12.4%
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.9%
Irish
13.3%
English
12.9%
American
4.7%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.6%
75–84
3.0%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
6.7%
35–44
6.6%
6.6%
25–34
6.6%
3.9%
18–24
3.8%
8.7%
5–17
8.4%
2.7%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,183
Billings, MT ranks near the middle of US counties.
Billings, MT$77,183
Montana$72,509
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.0%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
12.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.5%
Baptist
1.8%
Methodist
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Billings metro anchors Yellowstone County, a reliable Republican stronghold where oil, gas, and refinery employment concentrate enough working-class voters to consistently widen statewide margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-five points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 189,255, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,183 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Billings, MT, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Billings, MT, Montana voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,594 votes cast, 31,801 went Democratic and 59,878 went Republican.
What is Billings, MT, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Billings, MT, Montana in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Billings, MT, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Billings, MT, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Billings, MT, Montana?
Billings, MT, Montana has a population of 189,255 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Billings, MT, Montana?
Median household income in Billings, MT, Montana is $77,183 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Billings, MT, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Billings, MT, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.