HarrisDemocratic22.9%45,891TrumpRepublican74.7%149,528OtherAll other candidates2.4%4,798
R+51.8- Lead
- 103,637
- Total
- 200,217
- vs nation
- R+50.3
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Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
40 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic23.8%47,581TrumpRepublican73.3%146,554OtherAll other candidates2.8%5,690
R+49.5- Lead
- 98,973
- Total
- 199,825
- vs nation
- R+54.0
ClintonDemocratic20.5%38,459TrumpRepublican71.0%133,269OtherAll other candidates8.5%15,924
R+50.5- Lead
- 94,810
- Total
- 187,652
- vs nation
- R+52.6
ObamaDemocratic32.0%55,395RomneyRepublican65.1%112,575OtherAll other candidates2.9%5,041
R+33.0- Lead
- 57,180
- Total
- 173,011
- vs nation
- R+36.9
ObamaDemocratic38.4%64,751McCainRepublican59.1%99,593OtherAll other candidates2.4%4,071
R+20.7- Lead
- 34,842
- Total
- 168,415
- vs nation
- R+28.0
KerryDemocratic32.5%53,946BushRepublican65.9%109,424OtherAll other candidates1.7%2,755
R+33.4- Lead
- 55,478
- Total
- 166,125
- vs nation
- R+30.9
GoreDemocratic30.9%46,927BushRepublican63.3%96,074OtherAll other candidates5.8%8,747
R+32.4- Lead
- 49,147
- Total
- 151,748
- vs nation
- R+32.9
ClintonDemocratic37.6%54,811DoleRepublican47.0%68,429OtherAll other candidates15.4%22,468
R+9.3- Lead
- 13,618
- Total
- 145,708
- vs nation
- R+17.9
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 426,5662024 5-year
- Population density
- 7.1 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 59,793 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $79,7562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+45.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60.3 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sioux City, IA · twin score 88.1
presidential history
Party record book
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston) · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
71.1%
105,923 votes · D+45.9
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 60.9%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
77.6%
20,722 votes · R+59.2
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 76.3%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
105,923votes
71.1% of the vote · D+45.9
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 97,246 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
149,528votes
74.7% of the vote · R+51.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 146,554 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
+28.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+45.9 · U.S. D+17.8
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · +12.0 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+61.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+60.3 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +54.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
Some U.S. House rows cover a contest held in only part of this Place — the votes are real, but the total is not place-wide because the rest of the Place had no such race that year.
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+362 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +19,827 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +6,980 |
| 2012 | +9,334 |
| 2013 | +11,615 |
| 2014 | +8,673 |
| 2015 | +8,730 |
| 2016 | −7,545 |
| 2017 | −7,128 |
| 2018 | −2,117 |
| 2019 | +703 |
| 2021 | −6,062 |
| 2022 | −3,597 |
| 2023 | −787 |
| 2024 | +666 |
| 2025 | +362 |
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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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.