North Elevation, Billings, MT Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Elevation

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Elevation leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 74% of adults in North Elevation typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Elevation, ~39% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Elevation compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Elevation leans more Democratic than 5 of 7 neighbors.

North Elevation runs about 27 points more Democratic than Montana as a whole. Montana leans Republican overall, while North Elevation is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within North Elevation. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 22 points.

Why North Elevation 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 North Elevation, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In North Elevation the two roughly cancel. North Elevation runs against the grain of Montana, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; North Elevation, Billings, MT sits above the national average 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 North Elevation looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in North Elevation have completed high school, about 5 points above the Montana average of 94%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.