2024 presidential election
Devils Lake
TrumpR+32.3
Constituent county margins for Devils Lake, NDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 64.9% | 1,855 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.6% | 932 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 73 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | −10.3% |
| 2016 | −24.2% |
| 2020 | −28.1% |
| 2024 | −32.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32.6%Harris932 | 64.9%Trump1,855 | 2.6% | 2,860 | ||
| R | 34.3%Biden1,033 | 62.3%Trump1,879 | 3.4%incl. Jorgensen | 3,016 | ||
| R | 31.7%Clinton967 | 55.8%Trump1,706 | 12.5%incl. Johnson | 3,055 | ||
| R | 42.9%Obama1,342 | 53.2%Romney1,664 | 3.9% | 3,129 | ||
| D | 50.3%Obama1,378 | 46.8%McCain1,283 | 2.8% | 2,739 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Devils LakeCity | North DakotaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 76.9% | 83.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.5% | 3.4% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.7% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% | 5.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 13.7% | 6.0% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.4% | 4.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $43,220 | $76,657 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 21.8% | 10.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 37.3 | 36.4 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.5% | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 22.3% | 16.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 25.7% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.7% | 6.7% | 22.3% |
| Other languages | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| German or other West Germanic | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 33.2% | German 34.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Norwegian 26.4% | Norwegian 20.3% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 7.9% | Irish 7.3% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 21.2%County context | 21.1% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5.0%County context | 10.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 54.3%County context | 45.0% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 17.4%County context | 21.0% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
33.2%
Norwegian
26.4%
Irish
7.9%
English
3.7%
Scottish
2.4%
American
1.9%
French
1.8%
Russian
1.4%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
1.3%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.0%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
Panamanian
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
South African
0.7%
Liberian
0.5%
Somali
0.1%
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$43,220
Devils Lake$43,220
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.2%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Other languages1.6%
German or other West Germanic1.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.9%
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted54.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Devils Lake sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 32.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.3 points.
A population of 7,308, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,220 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Devils Lake, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Devils Lake, North Dakota voted Republican by 32.3 points (R+32.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,860 votes cast, 932 went Democratic and 1,855 went Republican.
What is Devils Lake, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Devils Lake, North Dakota in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Devils Lake, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Devils Lake, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Devils Lake, North Dakota?
Devils Lake, North Dakota has a population of 7,308 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Devils Lake, North Dakota?
Median household income in Devils Lake, North Dakota is $43,220 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Devils Lake, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Devils Lake, North Dakota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.