HarrisDemocratic29.9%2,473TrumpRepublican67.5%5,576OliverLibertarian1.8%150
R+37.6- Lead
- 3,103
- Total
- 8,261
- vs nation
- R+36.1
- Turnout
- 64.9%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 64.9% of 12,853 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic32.1%2,510TrumpRepublican64.9%5,072JorgensenLibertarian2.4%191
R+32.8- Lead
- 2,562
- Total
- 7,812
- vs nation
- R+37.2
- Turnout
- 62.2%
ClintonDemocratic27.2%2,064TrumpRepublican62.8%4,767JohnsonLibertarian6.5%493
R+35.6- Lead
- 2,703
- Total
- 7,592
- vs nation
- R+37.7
- Turnout
- 60.5%
ObamaDemocratic42.0%3,198RomneyRepublican55.5%4,229OtherAll other candidates2.4%186
R+13.5- Lead
- 1,031
- Total
- 7,613
- vs nation
- R+17.4
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic46.4%3,513McCainRepublican51.6%3,900OtherAll other candidates2.0%150
R+5.1- Lead
- 387
- Total
- 7,563
- vs nation
- R+12.4
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic34.3%2,821BushRepublican64.1%5,264OtherAll other candidates1.6%130
R+29.7- Lead
- 2,443
- Total
- 8,215
- vs nation
- R+27.3
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic31.1%2,490BushRepublican62.4%4,999NaderGreen3.0%240
R+31.3- Lead
- 2,509
- Total
- 8,015
- vs nation
- R+31.8
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic40.9%2,890DoleRepublican47.3%3,345PerotReform11.1%782
R+6.4- Lead
- 455
- Total
- 7,069
- vs nation
- R+15.0
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 16,5842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,4322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41.0 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Codington County, SD · twin score 94.9
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 64.9%8,346 participants ÷ 12,853 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +15.3 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -7.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 49.6%–56.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 7,705 | 12,739 | 60.5% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 7,380 | 12,739 | 57.9% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 7,871 | 12,646 | 62.2% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 6,035 | 12,862 | 46.9% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 8,346 | 12,853 | 64.9% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
31 precincts · 8,261 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -5252 | 352 | 767 | 26 | 1,145 | 30.7% | 67.0% | R+36.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -5454 | 309 | 678 | 17 | 1,004 | 30.8% | 67.5% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -5353 | 307 | 661 | 21 | 989 | 31.0% | 66.8% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -5151 | 304 | 593 | 17 | 914 | 33.3% | 64.9% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -4848 | 252 | 613 | 23 | 888 | 28.4% | 69.0% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -4545 | 244 | 414 | 29 | 687 | 35.5% | 60.3% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -4747 | 128 | 412 | 24 | 564 | 22.7% | 73.0% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -3737 | 148 | 373 | 16 | 537 | 27.6% | 69.5% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -3838 | 129 | 294 | 10 | 433 | 29.8% | 67.9% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -3939 | 80 | 258 | 8 | 346 | 23.1% | 74.6% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -4646 | 89 | 224 | 4 | 317 | 28.1% | 70.7% | R+42.6 |
| Precinct -4141 | 66 | 148 | 7 | 221 | 29.9% | 67.0% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -4949 | 65 | 141 | 10 | 216 | 30.1% | 65.3% | R+35.2 |
| Richland 25-01 Voting District01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-08 Voting District08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-10 Voting District10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-11 Voting District11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-12 Voting District12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-13 Voting District13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-14 Voting District14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 25-15 Voting District15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-09 Voting District09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-16 Voting District16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-17 Voting District17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richland 26-18 Voting District18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −42.8% |
| 1896 | −22.7% |
| 1900 | −18.9% |
| 1904 | −35.8% |
| 1908 | −10.5% |
| 1912 | +10.7% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −60.1% |
| 1924 | −37.2% |
| 1928 | −8.2% |
| 1932 | +41.0% |
| 1936 | +18.5% |
| 1940 | −17.4% |
| 1944 | −15.9% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −40.3% |
| 1956 | −22.1% |
| 1960 | −8.1% |
| 1964 | +13.8% |
| 1968 | −14.5% |
| 1972 | −21.2% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1984 | −32.1% |
| 1988 | −13.9% |
| 1992 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | −31.3% |
| 2004 | −29.7% |
| 2008 | −5.1% |
| 2012 | −13.5% |
| 2016 | −35.6% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −37.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+12 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −471 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,639 in average income, against $92,980 for residents who stayed — 36% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+17.3 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Richland County, ND itself (R+37.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cass County, ND111R+8.3
- Wilkin County, MN46R+38.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cass County, ND132
- Wilkin County, MN44
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −62 |
| 2012 | −76 |
| 2013 | +19 |
| 2014 | +19 |
| 2015 | −92 |
| 2016 | −48 |
| 2017 | −70 |
| 2018 | −104 |
| 2019 | −109 |
| 2021 | −16 |
| 2022 | −2 |
| 2023 | +5 |
| 2024 | +53 |
| 2025 | +12 |
Richland County's economy centers on sugar beet and small-grain agriculture along the Red River, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+35 in each of the last three cycles, reflecting the broader rural consolidation seen across the northern Plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.6 points.
A population of 16,584, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,432 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Codington County and Wilkin County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Codington County
South Dakota
94.9twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% unaffiliated≠ Norwegian ancestry
Wilkin County
Minnesota
91.8twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestry2000 margin≠ % unaffiliated
Barnes County
North Dakota
91.3twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestry12-yr trend≠ % Catholic
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richland County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richland County, North Dakota voted Republican by 37.6 points (R+37.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,261 votes cast, 2,473 went Democratic and 5,576 went Republican.
When did Richland County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richland County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Richland County, North Dakota?
Richland County, North Dakota has a population of 16,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richland County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Richland County, North Dakota is $75,432 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Richland County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richland County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.