Billings County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Billings County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Billings County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Billings County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Billings County leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Billings County runs about 30 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Billings County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Billings County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Billings County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 5 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Billings County, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Billings County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Billings County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Billings County have completed high school, above 93% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Stark County, ND R+53
- Golden Valley County, ND R+69
- Dunn County, ND R+53
- Slope County, ND R+74
- Wibaux County, MT R+75
- Hettinger County, ND R+69
- McKenzie County, ND R+56
- Bowman County, ND R+65
- Richland County, MT R+62
- Fallon County, MT R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wibaux County, MT R+75
- Daggett County, UT R+59
- Jones County, SD R+72
- Mineral County, CO R+5
- Hayes County, NE R+87
- Bristol Bay Borough, AK Even
- Motley County, TX R+75
- Roberts County, TX R+90
- Golden Valley County, MT R+69
- Camas County, ID R+72
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.