† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBillings, MTMontanaUnited States
German28.9%22.9%12.5%
Irish13.3%13.5%9.4%
English12.9%13.1%9.5%
Norwegian9.2%7.5%—
American4.7%5.4%5.3%
Italian3.3%3.2%4.8%
Scottish2.6%2.6%1.3%
Swedish2.4%1.4%—
Mexican4.5%2.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.2%0.2%1.8%
Navajo0.2%——
Blackfeet0.2%1.0%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Billings, MT
Montana
United States
Median age
40
40.8
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
20.0%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Billings, MT
Montana
United States
Median household income
$77,183
$72,509
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.1%
11.5%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.0%
35.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Billings, MT
Montana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.5%
4.2%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
1.5%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Billings, MT
Montana
United States
Catholic
7.4%
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.9%
13.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.1%
65.3%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
4.7%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
5.2%
4.7%
2.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Billings, MT
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
33.6%Harris31,801
63.3%Trump59,878
1.9%Kennedy1,798 +2
R+29.7
R+3.3
R+28.2
94,594
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican63.3%59,878
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.6%31,801
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.9%1,798
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%721
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%396
R
35.5%Biden34,256
61.8%Trump59,702
2.7%
R+26.3
D+2.4
R+30.8
96,597
R
30.6%Clinton24,907
59.4%Trump48,329
10.0%
R+28.8
R+6.6
R+30.9
81,350
R
37.5%Obama29,797
59.7%Romney47,370
2.8%
R+22.1
R+14.0
R+26.0
79,356
R
44.5%Obama35,993
52.7%McCain42,582
2.8%
R+8.2
D+18.7
R+15.4
80,829
R
35.6%Kerry26,992
62.4%Bush47,335
2.0%
R+26.8
R+1.2
R+24.4
75,820
R
34.3%Gore22,729
60.0%Bush39,695
5.7%
R+25.6
R+19.0
R+26.1
66,206
R
40.5%Clinton26,128
47.1%Dole30,385
12.3%
R+6.6
R+2.1
R+15.1
64,444
R
35.4%Clinton22,890
39.8%Bush25,774
24.8%
R+4.5
D+7.4
R+10.0
64,710
R
43.5%Dukakis25,433
55.3%Bush32,349
1.2%
R+11.8
D+15.5
R+4.1
58,496
R
35.8%Mondale22,194
63.1%Reagan39,119
1.1%
R+27.3
R+2.2
R+9.1
61,998
R
31.7%Carter17,659
56.8%Reagan31,631
11.4%
R+25.1
R+10.5
R+15.4
55,660
R
42.0%Carter21,325
56.6%Ford28,768
1.4%
R+14.7
D+14.7
R+16.7
50,805
R
33.5%McGovern15,610
62.9%Nixon29,281
3.6%
R+29.4
R+5.4
R+6.2
46,577
R
34.6%Humphrey13,711
58.6%Nixon23,217
6.9%
R+24.0
R+30.2
R+23.3
39,645
D
52.8%Johnson20,674
46.6%Goldwater18,246
0.6%
D+6.2
D+26.2
R+16.4
39,143
R
39.8%Kennedy15,295
59.7%Nixon22,972
0.5%
R+20.0
D+7.2
R+20.1
38,458
R
36.4%Stevenson12,921
63.6%Eisenhower22,549
0.0%
R+27.1
D+4.9
R+11.7
35,470
R
33.8%Stevenson11,279
65.9%Eisenhower21,979
0.3%
R+32.1
R+29.2
R+21.3
33,347
R
47.3%Truman12,605
50.2%Dewey13,380
2.5%
R+2.9
D+0.9
R+7.4
26,640
R
47.8%Roosevelt11,147
51.7%Dewey12,033
0.5%
R+3.8
R+6.8
R+11.3
23,297
D
51.1%Roosevelt12,915
48.1%Willkie12,155
0.9%
D+3.0
R+21.1
R+6.9
25,291
D
60.9%Roosevelt12,983
36.8%Landon7,844
2.3%
D+24.1
D+16.1
R+0.2
21,314
D
52.2%Roosevelt9,930
44.3%Hoover8,413
3.5%
D+8.0
D+40.7
R+9.8
19,012
R
33.1%Smith5,590
65.8%Hoover11,105
1.1%
R+32.7
D+5.7
R+15.2
16,876
R
14.9%Davis2,245
53.3%Coolidge8,018
31.8%
R+38.3
R+2.2
R+13.2
15,057
R
29.5%Cox4,553
65.7%Harding10,135
4.8%
R+36.2
R+46.7
R+10.0
15,435
D
52.7%Wilson7,382
42.2%Hughes5,907
5.1%
D+10.5
D+5.3
D+7.4
13,999
O
31.0%Wilson1,989
25.7%Taft1,650
43.4%
Roosevelt +12.4
D+24.4
R+14.3
6,424
R
35.6%Bryan1,958
54.7%Taft3,008
9.7%
R+19.1
D+21.0
R+9.5
5,502
R
24.4%Parker900
64.5%Roosevelt2,379
11.1%
R+40.1
R+34.6
R+20.4
3,687
R
46.4%Bryan1,561
51.9%McKinley1,746
1.7%
R+5.5
R+30.1
D+2.0
3,363
D
62.2%Bryan1,314
37.6%McKinley794
0.2%
D+24.6
D+37.0
D+30.7
2,113
R
41.5%Cleveland369
53.9%Harrison479
4.6%
R+12.4
—
R+14.0
889
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
39.5%37,639
58.5%55,744
95,305
2020
R
40.1%38,798
59.9%58,050
96,848
2018
R
45.4%36,406
51.3%41,097
80,189
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Billings, MT
Year
Total registered
2016
110,292
2018
111,224
2020
117,878
2022
120,006
2024
127,479
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+843 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +17,314 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Billings, MT in Billings, MT: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+821
2012
+1,250
2013
+1,772
2014
+928
2015
+791
2016
+913
2017
+1,080
2018
+517
2019
+1,061
2021
+2,711
2022
+2,762
2023
+977
2024
+888
2025
+843
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 24.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 40.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.7 points.
A population of 189,255, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,183 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kalispell, MT and Great Falls, MT.
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In 2024, Billings, MT, Montana voted Republican by 29.7 points (R+29.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94,594 votes cast, 31,801 went Democratic and 59,878 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Billings, MT, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
