Billings, Montana: Stable Rural Right market. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 300,1812024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,2182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1896MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Billings
TrumpR+35
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.2% | 101,699 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.8% | 47,335 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 4,553 |
D+60R+60
18 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −7.8% |
| 1896 | +28.6% |
| 1900 | −12.9% |
| 1904 | −41.5% |
| 1908 | −21.6% |
| 1912 | +4.6% |
| 1916 | +9.7% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −34.8% |
| 1928 | −31.3% |
| 1932 | +12.1% |
| 1936 | +26.4% |
| 1940 | +4.9% |
| 1944 | −3.7% |
| 1948 | −2.3% |
| 1952 | −33.4% |
| 1956 | −25.9% |
| 1960 | −18.9% |
| 1964 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | −26.0% |
| 1972 | −33.1% |
| 1976 | −17.0% |
| 1980 | −30.0% |
| 1984 | −31.1% |
| 1988 | −16.8% |
| 1992 | −6.7% |
| 1996 | −11.5% |
| 2000 | −32.1% |
| 2004 | −31.9% |
| 2008 | −14.8% |
| 2012 | −27.7% |
| 2016 | −34.8% |
| 2020 | −32.2% |
| 2024 | −35.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47,335 | 101,699 | 153,587 | ||
| R | 50,773 | 100,982 | 155,814 | ||
| R | 37,325 | 83,778 | 133,477 | ||
| R | 45,529 | 81,797 | 131,018 | ||
| R | 55,163 | 74,925 | 133,874 | ||
| R | 41,504 | 81,556 | 125,658 | ||
| R | 35,193 | 71,407 | 112,910 | ||
| R | 42,116 | 54,919 | 111,029 | ||
| R | 37,356 | 44,805 | 111,581 | ||
| R | 41,775 | 58,975 | 102,221 | ||
| R | 37,139 | 71,242 | 109,625 | ||
| R | 29,668 | 59,374 | 98,914 | ||
| R | 37,392 | 53,025 | 91,781 | ||
| R | 27,323 | 55,710 | 85,789 | ||
| R | 25,171 | 44,832 | 75,601 | ||
| D | 41,161 | 36,738 | 78,160 | ||
| R | 31,321 | 46,019 | 77,595 | ||
| R | 27,490 | 46,717 | 74,207 | ||
| R | 24,720 | 49,596 | 74,554 | ||
| R | 29,045 | 30,465 | 60,989 | ||
| R | 27,221 | 29,352 | 56,878 | ||
| D | 33,506 | 30,357 | 64,383 | ||
| D | 36,381 | 20,833 | 58,946 | ||
| D | 29,877 | 23,239 | 54,939 | ||
| R | 16,920 | 32,530 | 49,949 | ||
| R | 7,577 | 23,453 | 45,664 | ||
| R | 13,434 | 30,929 | 46,590 | ||
| D | 21,378 | 17,430 | 40,570 | ||
| O | 6,619 | 5,659 | 20,732 | ||
| R | 5,902 | 9,454 | 16,471 | ||
| R | 3,057 | 8,056 | 12,060 | ||
| R | 4,110 | 5,346 | 9,602 | ||
| D | 5,436 | 3,008 | 8,484 | ||
| R | 2,689 | 3,190 | 6,453 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
English
13.1%
Irish
12.6%
American
5.6%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.9%
French
2.0%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,218
Billings ranks near the middle of US counties.
Billings$73,218
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
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other languages1.4%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Billings DMA stretches across southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming, reaching ranching communities where Republican margins routinely exceed 30 points and low population density makes television still the dominant campaign medium.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-nine points in 1896 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 300,181, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,218 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Billings, Montana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Billings, Montana voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 153,587 votes cast, 47,335 went Democratic and 101,699 went Republican.
What is Billings, Montana's political typology?
Akashic places Billings, Montana in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 market has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.
When did Billings, Montana last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Billings, Montana voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Billings, Montana?
Billings, Montana has a population of 300,181 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Billings, Montana?
Median household income in Billings, Montana is $73,218 — below the national median of $80,734. The Montana state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Billings, Montana?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Billings, Montana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The market's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.