Billings, Montana
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.2% | 101,699 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.8% | 47,335 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People | 3.0% | 4,553 |
County-level results (18 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Big Horn County, WY | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+89.6 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+72.4 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Park County, WY | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+76.2 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+75.2 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+70.1 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 30.8%Harris47,335 | 66.2%Trump101,699 | 3.0%Kennedy4,553 | 153,587 | ||
| R | 32.6%Biden50,773 | 64.8%Trump100,982 | 2.6%Jorgensen4,059 | 155,814 | ||
| R | 28.0%Clinton37,325 | 62.8%Trump83,778 | 9.3%Johnson12,374 | 133,477 | ||
| R | 34.8%Obama45,529 | 62.4%Romney81,797 | 2.8%Johnson3,692 | 131,018 | ||
| R | 41.2%Obama55,163 | 56.0%McCain74,925 | 2.8%Paul3,786 | 133,874 | ||
| R | 33.0%Kerry41,504 | 64.9%Bush81,556 | 2.1%Nader2,598 | 125,658 | ||
| R | 31.2%Gore35,193 | 63.2%Bush71,407 | 5.6%Nader6,310 | 112,910 | ||
| R | 37.9%Clinton42,116 | 49.5%Dole54,919 | 12.6%Perot13,994 | 111,029 | ||
| R | 33.5%Clinton37,356 | 40.2%Bush44,805 | 26.4%Perot29,420 | 111,581 | ||
| R | 40.9%Dukakis41,775 | 57.7%Bush58,975 | 1.4%Paul1,471 | 102,221 | ||
| R | 33.9%Mondale37,139 | 65.0%Reagan71,242 | 1.1%Bergland1,244 | 109,625 | ||
| R | 30.0%Carter29,668 | 60.0%Reagan59,374 | 10.0%Anderson9,872 | 98,914 | ||
| R | 40.7%Carter37,392 | 57.8%Ford53,025 | 1.5%Anderson1,364 | 91,781 | ||
| R | 31.8%McGovern27,323 | 64.9%Nixon55,710 | 3.2%Schmitz2,756 | 85,789 | ||
| R | 33.3%Humphrey25,171 | 59.3%Nixon44,832 | 7.4%Wallace5,598 | 75,601 | ||
| D | 52.7%Johnson41,161 | 47.0%Goldwater36,738 | 0.3%Hass261 | 78,160 | ||
| R | 40.4%Kennedy31,321 | 59.3%Nixon46,019 | 0.3%Byrd255 | 77,595 | ||
| R | 37.0%Stevenson27,490 | 63.0%Eisenhower46,717 | 0.0% | 74,207 | ||
| R | 33.2%Stevenson24,720 | 66.5%Eisenhower49,596 | 0.3%Hallinan238 | 74,554 | ||
| R | 47.6%Truman29,045 | 50.0%Dewey30,465 | 2.4%Thurmond1,479 | 60,989 | ||
| R | 47.9%Roosevelt27,221 | 51.6%Dewey29,352 | 0.5%Thomas305 | 56,878 | ||
| D | 52.0%Roosevelt33,506 | 47.2%Willkie30,357 | 0.8%Thomas520 | 64,383 | ||
| D | 61.7%Roosevelt36,381 | 35.3%Landon20,833 | 2.9%Lemke1,732 | 58,946 | ||
| D | 54.4%Roosevelt29,877 | 42.3%Hoover23,239 | 3.3%Thomas1,823 | 54,939 | ||
| R | 33.9%Smith16,920 | 65.1%Hoover32,530 | 1.0%Thomas499 | 49,949 | ||
| R | 16.6%Davis7,577 | 51.4%Coolidge23,453 | 32.0%La Follette14,634 | 45,664 | ||
| R | 28.8%Cox13,434 | 66.4%Harding30,929 | 4.8%Debs2,227 | 46,590 | ||
| D | 52.7%Wilson21,378 | 43.0%Hughes17,430 | 4.3%Benson1,762 | 40,570 | ||
| O | 31.9%Wilson6,619 | 27.3%Taft5,659 | 40.8%Roosevelt8,454 | 20,732 | ||
| R | 35.8%Bryan5,902 | 57.4%Taft9,454 | 6.8%Debs1,115 | 16,471 | ||
| R | 25.3%Parker3,057 | 66.8%Roosevelt8,056 | 7.9%Debs947 | 12,060 | ||
| R | 42.8%Bryan4,110 | 55.7%McKinley5,346 | 1.5%Woolley146 | 9,602 | ||
| D | 64.1%Bryan5,436 | 35.5%McKinley3,008 | 0.5%Palmer40 | 8,484 | ||
| R | 41.7%Cleveland2,689 | 49.4%Harrison3,190 | 8.9%Weaver574 | 6,453 |
| 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% |
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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