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1892–2024
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census divisionWest North Central

presidential margin

2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican

2004R+8.6
2008D+0.8
2012R+5.0
2016R+13.0
2020R+8.9
2024R+11.8
full record · 1892 → 2024

presidential returns

2024 turnout 68.2% of 16,114,626 citizens 18+

YearDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalCVAPTurnout
20244,738,8826,040,229210,45810,989,56916,114,62668.2%
20204,940,0845,925,363247,35211,112,79915,755,64270.5%
20164,015,2855,330,230765,71710,111,23215,408,94665.6%
20124,604,3625,096,928219,4939,920,78314,982,66366.2%
20085,004,5274,927,851175,69810,108,07614,661,82468.9%
20044,396,4305,232,932105,0729,734,43414,340,985†67.9%

† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.

2024 presidential margin for West North CentralWest North Central: an interactive map of its constituent counties, each colored by its Democratic-vs-Republican presidential margin from deep red through neutral to deep blue. County labels carry each county's own margin. Overall: R+11.8 in 2024.
618 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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

German26.9%12.5%
Irish11.1%9.4%
English9.7%9.5%
Norwegian5.0%—
American4.6%5.3%
Swedish2.7%—
Italian2.0%4.8%
Polish1.8%2.2%
Mexican5.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%0.7%
African American†5.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%
Somali0.3%—
Ethiopian0.2%—
Asian Indian0.6%1.4%
Hmong0.5%—
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Burmese0.2%—
Korean0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.9%

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

MeasureWest North CentralUnited States
Median age38.539.1
Age 18–249.5%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.5%17.2%

Household economy

MeasureWest North CentralUnited States
Median household income$79,138$84,427
Poverty rate11.1%12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)34.8%35.6%

Languages at home

MeasureWest North CentralUnited States
Speaks a non-English language at home9.9%22.3%
Spanish4.7%13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%1.1%
Other languages1.1%0.8%

Religious landscape

MeasureWest North CentralUnited States
Catholic15.9%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant16.4%16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted51.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant11.5%5.2%
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.

West North Central, United States

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −11.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−11.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−14.2%
1896−1.9%
1900−8.8%
1904−30.1%
1908−10.2%
1912+17.5%
1916+1.6%
1920−33.6%
1924−28.1%
1928−21.5%
1932+23.5%
1936+19.3%
1940−3.3%
1944−4.5%
1948+6.4%
1952−20.4%
1956−13.8%
1960−8.2%
1964+21.5%
1968−5.6%
1972−21.0%
1976+1.2%
1980−12.1%
1984−16.8%
1988−1.8%
1992+4.2%
1996+3.4%
2000−7.0%
2004−8.6%
2008+0.8%
2012−5.0%
2016−13.0%
2020−8.9%
2024−11.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginSwingvs U.S.Total
R
43.1%Harris4,738,882
55.0%Trump6,040,229
1.9%
R+11.8R+3.0R+10.410,989,569
R
44.5%Biden4,940,084
53.3%Trump5,925,363
2.2%
R+8.9D+4.1R+13.311,112,799
R
39.7%Clinton4,015,285
52.7%Trump5,330,230
7.6%
R+13.0R+8.0R+15.110,111,232
R
46.4%Obama4,604,362
51.4%Romney5,096,928
2.2%
R+5.0R+5.7R+8.89,920,783
D
49.5%Obama5,004,527
48.8%McCain4,927,851
1.7%
D+0.8D+9.4R+6.510,108,076
R
45.2%Kerry4,396,430
53.8%Bush5,232,932
1.1%
R+8.6R+1.6R+6.19,734,434
R
44.3%Gore3,763,065
51.3%Bush4,355,702
4.3%
R+7.0R+10.3R+7.58,487,911
D
45.9%Clinton3,637,289
42.5%Dole3,371,441
11.6%
D+3.4R+0.8R+5.27,926,643
D
40.5%Clinton3,493,057
36.3%Bush3,131,150
23.3%
D+4.2D+6.0R+1.48,634,614
R
48.7%Dukakis3,737,228
50.5%Bush3,877,115
0.8%
R+1.8D+15.0D+5.97,677,692
R
41.3%Mondale3,232,124
58.1%Reagan4,547,832
0.6%
R+16.8R+4.7D+1.47,827,221
R
39.8%Carter3,070,073
51.9%Reagan4,002,235
8.4%
R+12.1R+13.3R+2.37,718,450
D
49.5%Carter3,636,017
48.3%Ford3,547,133
2.2%
D+1.2D+22.2R+0.97,342,035
R
38.8%McGovern2,676,306
59.8%Nixon4,125,023
1.4%
R+21.0R+15.4D+2.26,898,908
R
43.2%Humphrey2,812,453
48.9%Nixon3,178,028
7.9%
R+5.6R+27.1R+4.96,504,719
D
60.6%Johnson3,972,620
39.1%Goldwater2,564,048
0.2%
D+21.5D+29.7R+1.16,550,442
R
45.8%Kennedy3,150,487
54.1%Nixon3,717,271
0.1%
R+8.2D+5.6R+8.46,876,957
R
43.0%Stevenson2,752,032
56.8%Eisenhower3,636,099
0.2%
R+13.8D+6.6D+1.66,398,359
R
39.6%Stevenson2,618,274
60.0%Eisenhower3,965,020
0.4%
R+20.4R+26.8R+9.66,610,554
D
52.4%Truman2,922,193
46.0%Dewey2,565,277
1.6%
D+6.4D+10.9D+1.95,577,643
R
47.5%Roosevelt2,615,111
52.0%Dewey2,862,083
0.4%
R+4.5R+1.2R+12.05,499,765
R
48.2%Roosevelt3,065,274
51.4%Willkie3,272,678
0.4%
R+3.3R+22.6R+13.26,365,726
D
58.0%Roosevelt3,566,860
38.7%Landon2,380,515
3.2%
D+19.3R+4.2R+5.06,145,048
D
60.6%Roosevelt3,369,382
37.2%Hoover2,064,710
2.2%
D+23.5D+45.0D+5.75,556,211
R
38.9%Smith2,038,416
60.4%Hoover3,167,066
0.7%
R+21.5D+6.6R+4.15,243,050
R
24.3%Davis1,125,937
52.4%Coolidge2,429,191
23.4%
R+28.1D+5.5R+2.94,638,584
R
30.8%Cox1,323,929
64.3%Harding2,768,887
4.9%
R+33.6R+35.1R+7.44,304,027
D
48.6%Wilson1,385,626
47.1%Hughes1,341,331
4.3%
D+1.6R+15.9R+1.62,850,354
D
40.7%Wilson953,664
23.2%Taft544,121
36.1%
D+17.5D+27.7R+2.12,343,090
R
42.7%Bryan1,022,204
53.0%Taft1,266,783
4.3%
R+10.2D+19.9R+0.72,392,004
R
31.5%Parker676,102
61.6%Roosevelt1,322,949
7.0%
R+30.1R+21.3R+10.42,149,006
R
44.3%Bryan1,010,768
53.1%McKinley1,210,596
2.5%
R+8.8R+6.9R+1.22,279,449
R
48.3%Bryan1,075,501
50.2%McKinley1,117,681
1.4%
R+1.9D+12.3D+4.22,225,328
R
31.8%Cleveland599,370
46.0%Harrison867,094
22.2%
R+14.2—R+15.91,884,397
domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net domestic migration over time

+23,154 net domestic migration · 2025

Net domestic migration in West North Central, 2011–2025Yearly net domestic migration (arrivals minus departures). Cumulative −197,642 over the window. Sage = net gain, amber = net loss.
20112025

Net −197,642 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Domestic migration in West North Central in West North Central: net domestic migration by year
YearNet domestic migration
2011−21,161
2012−17,387
2013−1,281
2014−21,483
2015−30,951
2016−39,004
2017−20,662
2018−17,621
2019−22,536
2021−3,068
2022−26,077
2023−6,511
2024+6,946
2025+23,154
Source: Census Population Estimates (net) · IRS SOI (flows)

West North Central sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 33.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the division moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 21,759,939, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,138 describe the division. The division's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of East South Central and East North Central.

Political twins — divisions

The census divisions whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

East South Central
49.9twin score
% Latinopopulation scale2000–2016 trajectory≠ elasticity
East North Central
30.8twin score
% Latino% Whitemedian income≠ elasticity
Mountain
30.2twin score
2012 margin% Asian% Black≠ 12-yr trend

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.

Compare two places, side by side

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Frequently asked questions

How did West North Central, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, West North Central, United States voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,989,569 votes cast, 4,738,882 went Democratic and 6,040,229 went Republican.
When did West North Central, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West North Central, United States voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in West North Central, United States?
West North Central, United States has a population of 21,759,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West North Central, United States?
Median household income in West North Central, United States is $79,138 — below the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of West North Central, United States?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in West North Central, United States from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.