† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGraftonNorth DakotaUnited States
Norwegian24.9%20.3%—
German15.8%34.5%12.5%
Polish6.8%1.6%2.2%
Czech5.4%——
Irish4.3%7.3%9.4%
French3.6%2.3%1.6%
Swedish3.1%3.2%—
English2.6%5.1%9.5%
Mexican20.3%2.8%11.3%
Spanish1.3%——
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Grafton
North Dakota
United States
Median age
43.2
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grafton
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$62,679
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.7%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grafton
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.7%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
13.2%
2.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grafton
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
—
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.0%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Grafton, North Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.7%
2008
−6.1%
2012
−15.0%
2016
−39.9%
2020
−42.2%
2024
−44.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. † 2004, 2012 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.0%Harris460
70.1%Trump1,239
3.8%
R+44.1
R+1.9
R+42.6
1,767
R
27.1%Biden487
69.3%Trump1,244
3.5%
R+42.2
R+2.3
R+46.6
1,794
R
24.6%Clinton438
64.5%Trump1,147
10.9%
R+39.9
R+24.9
R+42.0
1,778
R
39.8%Obama724
54.9%Romney997
5.3%
R+15.0
R+8.9
R+18.9
1,817
R
44.1%Obama824
50.2%McCain938
5.8%
R+6.1
D+22.6
R+13.4
1,870
R
34.2%Kerry680
62.8%Bush1,250
3.0%
R+28.7
—
R+26.2
1,989
Grafton sits at the heart of the Red River Valley's agricultural corridor, where cross-border trade and seasonal farm labor have historically shaped a working-class electorate that leans Republican but tracks commodity prices as closely as party platforms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.1 points.
A population of 4,102, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,679 describe the city.
In 2024, Grafton, North Dakota voted Republican by 44.1 points (R+44.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,767 votes cast, 460 went Democratic and 1,239 went Republican.
How many people live in Grafton, North Dakota?
Grafton, North Dakota has a population of 4,102 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grafton, North Dakota?
Median household income in Grafton, North Dakota is $62,679 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Grafton, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Grafton, North Dakota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
