State House District 21 State House District (ND) — Elections 1876–2024

North Dakota 21st State House District, North Dakota: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 5942024 5-year
Median household income: $75,5552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.3%2024 5-year
Black: 7.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71 in 1904MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−8.2%	124	147	279
2020	R	−2.7%	124	131	264
2016	R	−10.5%	96	122	248
2012	R	−2.6%	107	113	227
2008	D	+6.8%	115	100	219
2004	R	−20.5%	80	122	205
2000	R	−20.4%	66	103	181
1996	R	−4.5%	67	74	155
1992	R	−14.1%	55	78	163
1988	R	−9.3%	68	82	151
1984	R	−24.0%	55	90	146
1980	R	−23.1%	42	73	134
1976	R	−11.0%	55	69	127
1972	R	−21.6%	43	67	111
1968	R	−16.7%	33	47	84
1964	D	+9.1%	48	40	88
1960	R	−18.7%	37	54	91
1956	R	−26.8%	30	52	82
1952	R	−33.3%	28	56	84
1948	R	−7.5%	30	35	67
1944	R	−1.5%	32	33	65
1940	R	−2.7%	37	39	75
1936	D	+22.4%	38	23	67
1932	D	+11.1%	34	27	63
1928	R	−32.8%	19	38	58
1924	R	−56.5%	4	30	46
1920	R	−55.8%	9	33	43
1916	D	+5.0%	10	9	20
1912	D	+13.3%	6	4	15
1908	R	−27.8%	6	11	18
1904	R	−71.4%	2	12	14
1900	R	−37.5%	5	11	16
1896	R	−18.8%	6	9	16
1892	R	−54.5%	0	6	11
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.

German

35.1%

Irish

7.6%

English

5.2%

French

3.1%

American

2.6%

Polish

2.0%

Italian

1.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 32.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

1.1%

1.7%

75–84

2.0%

3.8%

65–74

4.0%

4.8%

55–64

4.8%

5.2%

45–54

4.7%

7.4%

35–44

6.6%

8.6%

25–34

7.9%

7.5%

18–24

7.3%

8.0%

5–17

7.9%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$75,555

State House District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 21$75,555

North Dakota$76,657

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.8%

Working age (18–64)10.9%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.0%

Other languages2.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Spanish1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

24.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

8.9%

Other Christian

1.9%

Methodist

1.0%

Baptist

0.3%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 50 points, District 21 sits among the most one-sided state house constituencies in the country, reflecting the deeply rural, agricultural character common to western North Dakota's small-population legislative map.

The Democratic margin in North Dakota 21st State House District has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eight points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 82% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,555 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 21, North Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 21, North Dakota voted Republican by 8.2 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 279 votes cast, 124 went Democratic and 147 went Republican.

What is State House District 21, North Dakota's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 21, North Dakota as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 21, North Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 21, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in State House District 21, North Dakota?

State House District 21, North Dakota has a population of 594 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State House District 21, North Dakota?

Median household income in State House District 21, North Dakota is $75,555 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.

What is the political history of State House District 21, North Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 21, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Dakota 21st State House District delivered R+8 in 2024.

Key facts

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