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Fargo-Valley City
presidential margin
2008D+1.72012R+7.42016R+23.12020R+20.02024R+23.8
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+23.8
2024
median income$73,225U.S. $80,734 · ND $89,062
median age37.7U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.6%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)33.2%U.S. 35.6%
non-english6.4%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German32.1%
Norwegian25.9%
Irish7.2%
Mexican2.8%
Puerto Rican0.3%
African American†1.3%
African0.5%
Liberian0.5%
Filipino0.2%
Chinese0.2%
Asian Indian0.2%
religion
other traditions
Latter-day Saints0.6%
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.

Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota

Akashic
Fargo-Valley CityTrumpR+23.8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Fargo-Valley City, NDA map of the constituent counties of Fargo-Valley City, 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.Pennington County, MN · R+31.4Pembina County, ND · R+52.9Ransom County, ND · R+28.0Walsh County, ND · R+44.8Clay County, MN · D+0.5Grand Forks County, ND · R+18.0Clearwater County, MN · R+50.0Sargent County, ND · R+32.4Marshall County, MN · R+51.6Eddy County, ND · R+45.3Red Lake County, MN · R+37.0Barnes County, ND · R+35.0Mahnomen County, MN · R+8.7Griggs County, ND · R+51.4Ramsey County, ND · R+40.0Benson County, ND · R+18.4Norman County, MN · R+22.2Steele County, ND · R+25.1Polk County, MN · R+33.7Richland County, ND · R+37.6Cass County, ND · R+8.3Towner County, ND · R+45.5Lake of the Woods County, MN · R+47.1Becker County, MN · R+33.1Traill County, ND · R+31.4Otter Tail County, MN · R+34.1Cavalier County, ND · R+48.8Dickey County, ND · R+51.9Stutsman County, ND · R+44.3LaMoure County, ND · R+54.7Roseau County, MN · R+49.3Kittson County, MN · R+25.0Foster County, ND · R+58.2Wilkin County, MN · R+38.9Nelson County, ND · R+31.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.7%200,682
Kamala HarrisDemocratic36.9%121,918
Chase OliverLibertarian2.4%7,987
D+60
R+60
35 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (35 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Fargo-Valley City, ND — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barnes County, NDRepublicanR+35.0
Becker County, MNRepublicanR+33.1
Benson County, NDRepublicanR+18.4
Cass County, NDRepublicanR+8.3
Cavalier County, NDRepublicanR+48.8
Clay County, MNDemocraticD+0.5
Clearwater County, MNRepublicanR+50.0
Dickey County, NDRepublicanR+51.9
Eddy County, NDRepublicanR+45.3
Foster County, NDRepublicanR+58.2
Grand Forks County, NDRepublicanR+18.0
Griggs County, NDRepublicanR+51.4
Kittson County, MNRepublicanR+25.0
Lake of the Woods County, MNRepublicanR+47.1
LaMoure County, NDRepublicanR+54.7
Mahnomen County, MNRepublicanR+8.7
Marshall County, MNRepublicanR+51.6
Nelson County, NDRepublicanR+31.9
Norman County, MNRepublicanR+22.2
Otter Tail County, MNRepublicanR+34.1
Pembina County, NDRepublicanR+52.9
Pennington County, MNRepublicanR+31.4
Polk County, MNRepublicanR+33.7
Ramsey County, NDRepublicanR+40.0
Ransom County, NDRepublicanR+28.0
Red Lake County, MNRepublicanR+37.0
Richland County, NDRepublicanR+37.6
Roseau County, MNRepublicanR+49.3
Sargent County, NDRepublicanR+32.4
Steele County, NDRepublicanR+25.1
Stutsman County, NDRepublicanR+44.3
Towner County, NDRepublicanR+45.5
Traill County, NDRepublicanR+31.4
Walsh County, NDRepublicanR+44.8
Wilkin County, MNRepublicanR+38.9
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
36.9%Harris121,918
60.7%Trump200,682
2.4%Oliver7,987
−23.8%
330,587
R
38.6%Biden125,485
58.6%Trump190,496
2.8%Jorgensen9,046
−20.0%
325,027
R
33.7%Clinton102,635
56.8%Trump173,167
9.6%Johnson29,177
−23.1%
304,979
R
44.9%Obama132,442
52.3%Romney154,127
2.7%Johnson8,080
−7.4%
294,649
D
49.8%Obama148,648
48.1%McCain143,436
2.1%Nader6,347
+1.7%
298,431
R
40.1%Kerry119,247
58.4%Bush173,611
1.5%Nader4,594
−18.3%
297,452
R
36.5%Gore98,910
57.0%Bush154,234
6.5%Buchanan17,503
−20.4%
270,647
R
43.9%Clinton109,415
44.1%Dole109,996
12.0%Perot29,928
−0.2%
249,339
R
36.0%Clinton99,419
42.3%Bush116,840
21.7%Perot60,101
−6.3%
276,360
R
46.3%Dukakis121,734
52.9%Bush139,160
0.9%Paul2,252
−6.6%
263,146
R
39.7%Mondale107,948
59.4%Reagan161,459
0.9%Larouche2,518
−19.7%
271,925
R
33.7%Carter92,907
56.0%Reagan154,225
10.3%Anderson28,478
−22.2%
275,610
D
49.3%Carter134,736
48.3%Ford132,072
2.4%Anderson6,625
+1.0%
273,433
R
41.1%McGovern105,046
57.2%Nixon146,312
1.6%Schmitz4,213
−16.1%
255,571
R
44.4%Humphrey101,159
50.4%Nixon114,855
5.2%Wallace11,915
−6.0%
227,929
D
60.9%Johnson143,970
39.0%Goldwater92,164
0.2%Hass369
+21.9%
236,503
R
46.8%Kennedy117,226
53.1%Nixon133,044
0.1%Byrd312
−6.3%
250,582
R
44.3%Stevenson100,235
55.6%Eisenhower125,893
0.2%Andrews363
−11.3%
226,491
R
36.3%Stevenson88,137
63.1%Eisenhower152,981
0.6%Hallinan1,436
−26.7%
242,554
D
52.4%Truman111,194
43.8%Dewey92,879
3.8%Thurmond8,110
+8.6%
212,183
D
53.0%Roosevelt108,249
46.4%Dewey94,703
0.6%Thomas1,231
+6.6%
204,183
D
52.9%Roosevelt130,800
46.4%Willkie114,757
0.8%Thomas1,878
+6.5%
247,435
D
62.4%Roosevelt143,614
29.6%Landon68,103
8.0%Lemke18,501
+32.8%
230,218
D
65.6%Roosevelt137,830
31.1%Hoover65,440
3.3%Thomas6,986
+34.4%
210,256
R
40.2%Smith81,611
58.6%Hoover118,956
1.2%Thomas2,509
−18.4%
203,076
R
7.3%Davis12,712
50.1%Coolidge86,757
42.5%La Follette73,658
−42.8%
173,127
R
18.4%Cox32,424
75.5%Harding132,946
6.1%Debs10,720
−57.1%
176,090
D
46.9%Wilson44,064
46.8%Hughes43,999
6.3%Benson5,948
+0.1%
94,011
O
33.0%Wilson25,435
21.1%Taft16,284
45.9%Roosevelt35,384
Roosevelt +12.9
77,103
R
34.8%Bryan29,211
58.3%Taft48,973
6.9%Debs5,784
−23.5%
83,968
R
18.3%Parker13,106
74.3%Roosevelt53,177
7.4%Debs5,301
−56.0%
71,584
R
38.6%Bryan28,599
57.1%McKinley42,296
4.2%Woolley3,145
−18.5%
74,040
D
49.2%Bryan34,729
49.2%McKinley34,691
1.6%Palmer1,124
+0.1%
70,544
O
10.4%Cleveland5,330
41.1%Harrison21,116
48.5%Weaver24,885
Weaver +7.3
51,331
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: −23.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−23.8%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−30.8%
1896+0.1%
1900−18.5%
1904−56.0%
1908−23.5%
1912+11.9%
1916+0.1%
1920−57.1%
1924−42.8%
1928−18.4%
1932+34.4%
1936+32.8%
1940+6.5%
1944+6.6%
1948+8.6%
1952−26.7%
1956−11.3%
1960−6.3%
1964+21.9%
1968−6.0%
1972−16.1%
1976+1.0%
1980−22.2%
1984−19.7%
1988−6.6%
1992−6.3%
1996−0.2%
2000−20.4%
2004−18.3%
2008+1.7%
2012−7.4%
2016−23.1%
2020−20.0%
2024−23.8%
DemocraticRepublican

Fargo's growing university and healthcare workforce has nudged the city itself toward competitive margins, while the surrounding Red River Valley counties reliably anchor statewide Republican totals by double digits.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.8 points.

A population of 663,744, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,225 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sioux Falls (Mitchell) and Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston).

Political twins — media markets

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

Sioux Falls (Mitchell)
South Dakota
89.1twin score
Norwegian ancestry12-yr trendelasticity≠ French ancestry
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
North Dakota
74.4twin score
Norwegian ancestry12-yr trendelasticity≠ 2020 margin
Mankato
Minnesota
70.5twin score
Norwegian ancestry% White% Black≠ elasticity

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 Fargo-Valley City

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Barnes CountyBecker CountyBenson CountyCass CountyCavalier CountyClay CountyClearwater CountyDickey CountyEddy CountyFoster CountyGrand Forks CountyGriggs CountyKittson CountyLake of the Woods CountyLaMoure CountyMahnomen CountyMarshall CountyNelson CountyNorman CountyOtter Tail CountyPembina CountyPennington CountyPolk CountyRamsey County+11 more

Frequently asked questions

How did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+23.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 330,587 votes cast, 121,918 went Democratic and 200,682 went Republican.
When did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota has a population of 663,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota is $73,225 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.