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1876–2024
Slope County, North Dakota
Slope County·North Dakota

Slope County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of the least-populated counties in the nation, and among the most lopsided

18762024·38 elections
Slope County, North Dakota · Andrew Filer · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+82
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
766
2024 ACS
Most similar
Musselshell County
MT · similarity 1.00
3 precincts · 389 votes cast
Trump · R+82
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−81.7%
33351389
2020R
−78.7%
44380427
2016R
−74.2%
43362430
2012R
−59.0%
83341437
2008R
−46.5%
106297411
2004R
−56.9%
89335432
2000R
−52.3%
85316442
1996R
−30.8%
123260445
1992R
−15.1%
145226535
1988R
−21.3%
202315530
1984R
−40.5%
174419605
1980R
−51.6%
128462647
1976R
−1.1%
347355726
1972R
−23.8%
249413690
1968R
−20.7%
238379682
1964D
+14.0%
436329765
1960R
−4.9%
431475906
1956R
−4.3%
397433833
1952R
−39.9%
290682983
1948R
−6.7%
388447885
1944D
+0.6%
439434878
1940R
−15.5%
5858011,391
1936D
+39.8%
8963311,421
1932D
+40.7%
1,1364611,660
1928R
−23.1%
5428731,434
1924R
−36.1%
476161,576
1920R
−60.8%
2351,1431,493
1916D
+23.7%
8675161,481
1912
No data
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
18.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Slope County's 767 residents spread across 1,200 square miles of western North Dakota badlands, producing presidential margins that consistently rank among the widest of any county in the United States.

The Republican margin in Slope County reached its widest at eighty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was eighty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Slope County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,250, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 766 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Musselshell County and Webster County.