Heights leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heights, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Heights is the most Republican-leaning.
Heights runs about 9 points more Republican than Montana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Heights. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Heights leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 80% of residents in Heights drive to work alone, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Heights, Billings, MT sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Heights sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Park, Billings, MT D+17
- Highland, Billings, MT D+8
- North Elevation, Billings, MT D+7
- Central Terry, Billings, MT D+3
- Southwest Corridor, Billings, MT R+19
- Cameron Park, Billings, MT R+9
- West End, Billings, MT R+20
- Cooper Park, Bozeman, MT D+44
- Southeast, Helena, MT D+22
- Central, Helena, MT D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Green Valley Ranch, Henderson, NV D+4
- Rainier Beach, Seattle, WA D+59
- Cuf, Cincinnati, OH D+54
- Gibson Springs, Henderson, NV D+8
- Rice, Houston, TX D+39
- Lakeview, Stockton, CA D+20
- Far Southwest, Portland, OR D+61
- Wallingford, Seattle, WA D+83
- Vance Jackson, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Orangecrest, Riverside, CA R+8
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Montana 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.