† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
18 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
GroupBillingsUnited States
German26.5%12.5%
English13.1%9.5%
Irish12.6%9.4%
Norwegian7.8%—
American5.6%5.3%
Italian3.1%4.8%
Scottish2.7%1.3%
Swedish2.3%—
Mexican4.2%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%—
Spanish0.3%—
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
United States
Median age
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
7.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Billings
United States
Median household income
$73,218
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Billings
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.6%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
13.6%
Other languages
1.4%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Billings
United States
Catholic
9.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
63.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
5.2%
Latter-day Saints
7.4%
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, Montana
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
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
30.8%Harris47,335
66.2%Trump101,699
1.7%Kennedy2,551 +3
R+35.4
R+3.2
R+33.9
153,587
All 6 candidates in 2024 · 4 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.2%101,699
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic30.8%47,335
Robert F Kennedy Jr.Independent1.7%2,551
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%1,261
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%529
OtherAll other candidates0.1%212
R
32.6%Biden50,773
64.8%Trump100,982
2.6%
R+32.2
D+2.6
R+36.7
155,814
R
28.0%Clinton37,325
62.8%Trump83,778
9.3%
R+34.8
R+7.1
R+36.9
133,477
R
34.8%Obama45,529
62.4%Romney81,797
2.8%
R+27.7
R+12.9
R+31.5
131,018
R
41.2%Obama55,163
56.0%McCain74,925
2.8%
R+14.8
D+17.1
R+22.0
133,874
R
33.0%Kerry41,504
64.9%Bush81,556
2.1%
R+31.9
D+0.2
R+29.4
125,658
R
31.2%Gore35,193
63.2%Bush71,407
5.6%
R+32.1
R+20.5
R+32.6
112,910
R
37.9%Clinton42,116
49.5%Dole54,919
12.6%
R+11.5
R+4.9
R+20.1
111,029
R
33.5%Clinton37,356
40.2%Bush44,805
26.4%
R+6.7
D+10.2
R+12.2
111,581
R
40.9%Dukakis41,775
57.7%Bush58,975
1.4%
R+16.8
D+14.3
R+9.1
102,221
R
33.9%Mondale37,139
65.0%Reagan71,242
1.1%
R+31.1
R+1.1
R+12.9
109,625
R
30.0%Carter29,668
60.0%Reagan59,374
10.0%
R+30.0
R+13.0
R+20.3
98,914
R
40.7%Carter37,392
57.8%Ford53,025
1.5%
R+17.0
D+16.1
R+19.1
91,781
R
31.8%McGovern27,323
64.9%Nixon55,710
3.2%
R+33.1
R+7.1
R+9.9
85,789
R
33.3%Humphrey25,171
59.3%Nixon44,832
7.4%
R+26.0
R+31.7
R+25.3
75,601
D
52.7%Johnson41,161
47.0%Goldwater36,738
0.3%
D+5.7
D+24.6
R+16.9
78,160
R
40.4%Kennedy31,321
59.3%Nixon46,019
0.3%
R+18.9
D+7.0
R+19.1
77,595
R
37.0%Stevenson27,490
63.0%Eisenhower46,717
0.0%
R+25.9
D+7.5
R+10.5
74,207
R
33.2%Stevenson24,720
66.5%Eisenhower49,596
0.3%
R+33.4
R+31.0
R+22.6
74,554
R
47.6%Truman29,045
50.0%Dewey30,465
2.4%
R+2.3
D+1.4
R+6.8
60,989
R
47.9%Roosevelt27,221
51.6%Dewey29,352
0.5%
R+3.7
R+8.6
R+11.2
56,878
D
52.0%Roosevelt33,506
47.2%Willkie30,357
0.8%
D+4.9
R+21.5
R+5.1
64,383
D
61.7%Roosevelt36,381
35.3%Landon20,833
2.9%
D+26.4
D+14.3
D+2.1
58,946
D
54.4%Roosevelt29,877
42.3%Hoover23,239
3.3%
D+12.1
D+43.3
R+5.7
54,939
R
33.9%Smith16,920
65.1%Hoover32,530
1.0%
R+31.3
D+3.5
R+13.8
49,949
R
16.6%Davis7,577
51.4%Coolidge23,453
32.0%
R+34.8
D+2.8
R+9.6
45,664
R
28.8%Cox13,434
66.4%Harding30,929
4.8%
R+37.6
R+47.3
R+11.4
46,590
D
52.7%Wilson21,378
43.0%Hughes17,430
4.3%
D+9.7
D+5.1
D+6.6
40,570
O
31.9%Wilson6,619
27.3%Taft5,659
40.8%
Roosevelt +8.9
D+26.2
R+14.9
20,732
R
35.8%Bryan5,902
57.4%Taft9,454
6.8%
R+21.6
D+19.9
R+12.0
16,471
R
25.3%Parker3,057
66.8%Roosevelt8,056
7.9%
R+41.5
R+28.6
R+21.8
12,060
R
42.8%Bryan4,110
55.7%McKinley5,346
1.5%
R+12.9
R+41.5
R+5.3
9,602
D
64.1%Bryan5,436
35.5%McKinley3,008
0.5%
D+28.6
D+36.4
D+34.7
8,484
R
41.7%Cleveland2,689
49.4%Harrison3,190
8.9%
R+7.8
—
R+9.4
6,453
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+80.3
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+35.4
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 45 points more Republican.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Billings
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
22,902
1,262
19,662
1,617
361
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1,053 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +21,568 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Billings in Billings: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,200
2012
+1,343
2013
+2,226
2014
+885
2015
+554
2016
+898
2017
+1,049
2018
+228
2019
+389
2021
+4,111
2022
+4,348
2023
+1,950
2024
+1,334
2025
+1,053
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 28.6 points in 1896 and a Republican high of 41.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.4 points.
A population of 300,181, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,218 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cheyenne-Scottsbluff and Rapid City.
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In 2024, Billings, Montana voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 153,587 votes cast, 47,335 went Democratic and 101,699 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Billings, Montana from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
