59106 Billings, MT is a mid-sized city with an estimated population of around 109,000 people. Located in south-central Montana, the city of Billings has been a strong political force in the state for many years. In recent years, local politics have become increasingly important as citizens have become more involved in their local government and making sure that their voices are heard on various issues. Local candidates running for office in 59106 must be aware of the needs and concerns of their constituents if they want to be successful at the polls. The Mayor of Billings is currently Shane Bouchard and the City Commission is currently made up of seven members who represent different districts throughout the city. These commissioners are elected by residents living within each district and serve four-year terms. The City Commission meets every Monday evening to discuss important topics affecting Billings and its citizens such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure, and parks/recreation.
The political climate in Zip 59106 (Billings, MT) is moderately conservative.
Yellowstone County, MT is strongly conservative. In Yellowstone County, MT 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellowstone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.6% to 36.6%.
Yellowstone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 59106 (Billings, MT) is moderately conservative.
Billings, Montana is moderately conservative.
Yellowstone County, Montana is strongly conservative.
Billings Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Montana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Billings, Montana: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 59106 (Billings)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,973 contributions totaling $271,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 799 contributions totaling $755,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $946 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)