Billings is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Billings typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Billings, ~9% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Billings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Billings leans more Republican than 10 of 24 neighbors.
Billings runs about 19 points more Republican than Oklahoma as a whole.
Why Billings leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Billings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Billings hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Oklahoma average of 21%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Billings, OK does.
Why turnout in Billings looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 64% of adults in Billings have completed high school, about 26 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garber, OK R+71
- Salt Fork, OK R+77
- Lamont, OK R+71
- Tonkawa, OK R+55
- Hunter, OK R+76
- Red Rock, OK R+37
- Covington, OK R+74
- Breckenridge, OK R+68
- Lucien, OK R+67
- Marland, OK R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Advance, IN R+55
- Airport Drive, MO R+44
- Mount Tremper, NY D+52
- Coburn, PA R+46
- Nineveh, NY R+43
- Wolf Creek, MT R+44
- Villard, MN R+51
- Napoleon, KY R+60
- Wheatland, WI R+35
- Saylesville, WI R+42
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Oklahoma State Election Board, 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.