Welcome joshstandon.

Partner airlines generally recognize elite status to some extent, though there may be some elite benefits that don't fully translate. (For instance if you have elite membership on Air Canada, you can access some elite benefits when flying with the AC partner United, but you can't, for instance, use Air Canada elite upgrade certificates unless you're on an Air Canada plane.)

If you have questions that are specific to a certain airline, I'd recommend posting in that airline's Flyertalk forum where you'll get advice from those with the most airline-specific expertise you seek.