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Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
presidential margin
2008R+20.72012R+33.02016R+50.52020R+49.52024R+51.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+51.8
2024
median income$79,756U.S. $80,734 · ND $72,509
median age37.3U.S. 39.1
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)28.8%U.S. 35.6%
non-english6.0%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German34.2%
Norwegian15.5%
Irish7.0%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa1.0%
Mexican2.8%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Spaniard0.2%
African American†1.4%
African0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline16.8%
Other Christian0.4%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota

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Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)TrumpR+51.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), NDA map of the constituent counties of Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), ND, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Wibaux County, MT · R+71.8Pierce County, ND · R+53.5Sheridan County, ND · R+71.7Grant County, ND · R+66.7Fallon County, MT · R+75.6Adams County, ND · R+62.2Logan County, ND · R+75.6Stark County, ND · R+65.2Corson County, SD · R+11.9Hettinger County, ND · R+68.7Burleigh County, ND · R+42.8Bottineau County, ND · R+54.9Bowman County, ND · R+72.7Oliver County, ND · R+69.3Roosevelt County, MT · R+9.6McHenry County, ND · R+63.4McKenzie County, ND · R+69.2Daniels County, MT · R+65.6Burke County, ND · R+73.8Morton County, ND · R+53.4Williams County, ND · R+67.6McLean County, ND · R+57.9Richland County, MT · R+68.0Sheridan County, MT · R+42.5Billings County, ND · R+69.6Dunn County, ND · R+68.9McIntosh County, ND · R+65.0Renville County, ND · R+67.4Ward County, ND · R+47.0Emmons County, ND · R+77.3Slope County, ND · R+81.7McCone County, MT · R+74.1Kidder County, ND · R+64.3Sioux County, ND · D+38.7Wells County, ND · R+62.6Mountrail County, ND · R+43.0Golden Valley County, ND · R+73.2Rolette County, ND · D+28.0Mercer County, ND · R+68.6Divide County, ND · R+55.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.7%149,528
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.9%45,891
Chase OliverLibertarian2.4%4,798
D+60
R+60
40 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (40 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), ND — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Adams County, NDRepublicanR+62.2
Billings County, NDRepublicanR+69.6
Bottineau County, NDRepublicanR+54.9
Bowman County, NDRepublicanR+72.7
Burke County, NDRepublicanR+73.8
Burleigh County, NDRepublicanR+42.8
Corson County, SDRepublicanR+11.9
Daniels County, MTRepublicanR+65.6
Divide County, NDRepublicanR+55.0
Dunn County, NDRepublicanR+68.9
Emmons County, NDRepublicanR+77.3
Fallon County, MTRepublicanR+75.6
Golden Valley County, NDRepublicanR+73.2
Grant County, NDRepublicanR+66.7
Hettinger County, NDRepublicanR+68.7
Kidder County, NDRepublicanR+64.3
Logan County, NDRepublicanR+75.6
McCone County, MTRepublicanR+74.1
McHenry County, NDRepublicanR+63.4
McIntosh County, NDRepublicanR+65.0
McKenzie County, NDRepublicanR+69.2
McLean County, NDRepublicanR+57.9
Mercer County, NDRepublicanR+68.6
Morton County, NDRepublicanR+53.4
Mountrail County, NDRepublicanR+43.0
Oliver County, NDRepublicanR+69.3
Pierce County, NDRepublicanR+53.5
Renville County, NDRepublicanR+67.4
Richland County, MTRepublicanR+68.0
Rolette County, NDDemocraticD+28.0
Roosevelt County, MTRepublicanR+9.6
Sheridan County, NDRepublicanR+71.7
Sheridan County, MTRepublicanR+42.5
Sioux County, NDDemocraticD+38.7
Slope County, NDRepublicanR+81.7
Stark County, NDRepublicanR+65.2
Ward County, NDRepublicanR+47.0
Wells County, NDRepublicanR+62.6
Wibaux County, MTRepublicanR+71.8
Williams County, NDRepublicanR+67.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
22.9%Harris45,891
74.7%Trump149,528
2.4%Oliver4,798
−51.8%
200,217
R
23.8%Biden47,581
73.3%Trump146,554
2.8%Jorgensen5,690
−49.5%
199,825
R
20.5%Clinton38,459
71.0%Trump133,269
8.5%Johnson15,924
−50.5%
187,652
R
32.0%Obama55,395
65.1%Romney112,575
2.9%Johnson5,041
−33.0%
173,011
R
38.4%Obama64,751
59.1%McCain99,593
2.4%Nader4,071
−20.7%
168,415
R
32.5%Kerry53,946
65.9%Bush109,424
1.7%Nader2,755
−33.4%
166,125
R
30.9%Gore46,927
63.3%Bush96,074
5.8%Buchanan8,747
−32.4%
151,748
R
37.6%Clinton54,811
47.0%Dole68,429
15.4%Perot22,468
−9.3%
145,708
R
30.6%Clinton51,770
43.0%Bush72,593
26.4%Perot44,573
−12.3%
168,936
R
41.4%Dukakis67,959
57.4%Bush94,207
1.2%Paul1,953
−16.0%
164,119
R
31.2%Mondale54,353
67.2%Reagan117,263
1.6%Larouche2,757
−36.1%
174,373
R
24.3%Carter41,218
68.2%Reagan115,722
7.5%Anderson12,723
−43.9%
169,663
R
46.1%Carter73,751
51.2%Ford81,953
2.7%Anderson4,258
−5.1%
159,962
R
32.8%McGovern50,164
64.4%Nixon98,562
2.8%Schmitz4,347
−31.6%
153,073
R
36.5%Humphrey50,896
57.5%Nixon80,139
6.0%Wallace8,427
−21.0%
139,462
D
57.4%Johnson83,549
42.4%Goldwater61,691
0.2%Hass248
+15.0%
145,488
R
45.7%Kennedy70,985
54.2%Nixon84,258
0.1%Byrd163
−8.5%
155,406
R
37.8%Stevenson54,246
62.0%Eisenhower88,819
0.2%Andrews294
−24.1%
143,359
R
26.1%Stevenson39,134
73.1%Eisenhower109,537
0.7%Hallinan1,106
−47.0%
149,777
R
40.9%Truman49,435
53.9%Dewey65,080
5.2%Thurmond6,269
−13.0%
120,784
R
41.9%Roosevelt50,489
57.2%Dewey68,866
0.8%Thomas1,021
−15.3%
120,376
R
41.6%Roosevelt66,237
57.5%Willkie91,519
0.9%Thomas1,418
−15.9%
159,174
D
60.9%Roosevelt97,246
24.7%Landon39,360
14.4%Lemke23,030
+36.3%
159,636
D
71.1%Roosevelt105,923
25.1%Hoover37,466
3.8%Thomas5,646
+45.9%
149,035
R
46.4%Smith62,625
52.5%Hoover70,880
1.1%Thomas1,528
−6.1%
135,033
O
6.1%Davis6,687
41.5%Coolidge45,363
52.3%La Follette57,132
La Follette +10.8
109,182
R
17.2%Cox19,816
76.3%Harding87,740
6.5%Debs7,454
−59.1%
115,010
D
49.9%Wilson36,582
42.9%Hughes31,479
7.2%Benson5,244
+7.0%
73,305
O
30.4%Wilson13,187
26.2%Taft11,382
43.4%Roosevelt18,813
Roosevelt +13.0
43,382
R
31.6%Bryan13,886
63.6%Taft27,941
4.8%Debs2,131
−32.0%
43,958
R
18.5%Parker4,929
77.6%Roosevelt20,722
3.9%Debs1,047
−59.2%
26,698
R
30.9%Bryan4,447
67.5%McKinley9,705
1.5%Woolley220
−36.6%
14,372
R
36.1%Bryan3,056
63.4%McKinley5,369
0.5%Palmer41
−27.3%
8,466
R
0.0%Cleveland0
60.3%Harrison3,823
39.7%Weaver2,520
−60.3%
6,343
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: −51.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−51.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−60.3%
1896−27.3%
1900−36.6%
1904−59.2%
1908−32.0%
1912+4.2%
1916+7.0%
1920−59.1%
1924−35.4%
1928−6.1%
1932+45.9%
1936+36.3%
1940−15.9%
1944−15.3%
1948−13.0%
1952−47.0%
1956−24.1%
1960−8.5%
1964+15.0%
1968−21.0%
1972−31.6%
1976−5.1%
1980−43.9%
1984−36.1%
1988−16.0%
1992−12.3%
1996−9.3%
2000−32.4%
2004−33.4%
2008−20.7%
2012−33.0%
2016−50.5%
2020−49.5%
2024−51.8%
DemocraticRepublican

Spanning the Bakken formation's western edge, this market blends legacy ranching communities with a boom-bust energy workforce that has repeatedly shifted population counts and precinct-level turnout across a half-dozen counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.8 points.

A population of 426,566, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,756 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sioux City and Sioux Falls (Mitchell).

Political twins — media markets

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

Sioux City
Iowa
88.1twin score
2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Norwegian ancestry
Sioux Falls (Mitchell)
South Dakota
86.0twin score
elasticityNorwegian ancestryGerman ancestry
Lima
Ohio
81.5twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

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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Places within Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)

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Adams CountyBillings CountyBottineau CountyBowman CountyBurke CountyBurleigh CountyCorson CountyDaniels CountyDivide CountyDunn CountyEmmons CountyFallon CountyGolden Valley CountyGrant CountyHettinger CountyKidder CountyLogan CountyMcCone CountyMcHenry CountyMcIntosh CountyMcKenzie CountyMcLean CountyMercer CountyMorton County+16 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+51.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 200,217 votes cast, 45,891 went Democratic and 149,528 went Republican.
When did Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota has a population of 426,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Median household income in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota is $79,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.