North Dakota 34th State Senate District, North Dakota: Sparse district. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- SparseAkashic typology
- Population
- 1862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,3822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 34, NDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 21 | 71 | 94 | ||
| R | 21 | 68 | 92 | ||
| R | 17 | 63 | 87 | ||
| R | 25 | 48 | 75 | ||
| R | 28 | 43 | 73 | ||
| R | 22 | 46 | 70 | ||
| R | 19 | 39 | 62 | ||
| R | 21 | 26 | 56 | ||
| R | 20 | 28 | 64 | ||
| R | 26 | 31 | 58 | ||
| R | 22 | 39 | 63 | ||
| R | 16 | 42 | 63 | ||
| D | 29 | 27 | 58 | ||
| R | 18 | 30 | 51 | ||
| R | 17 | 25 | 45 | ||
| D | 29 | 16 | 45 | ||
| D | 27 | 22 | 49 | ||
| R | 14 | 29 | 44 | ||
| R | 11 | 35 | 46 | ||
| R | 14 | 20 | 35 | ||
| R | 10 | 20 | 30 | ||
| R | 16 | 30 | 46 | ||
| D | 31 | 10 | 45 | ||
| D | 31 | 10 | 41 | ||
| D | 22 | 16 | 38 | ||
| O | 1 | 13 | 30 | ||
| R | 3 | 25 | 29 | ||
| R | 10 | 15 | 27 | ||
| O | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
| R | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||
| R | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| R | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| R | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| R | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.6%
Irish
7.1%
American
6.5%
English
4.3%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.6%
Polish
0.8%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,382
State Senate District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 34$79,382
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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.9%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.5%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.5, District 34 ranks among the most one-sided constituencies in the state. Its sparse population of roughly 17,000 reflects the rural, agriculturally rooted character typical of western North Dakota.
The margins in North Dakota 34th State Senate District have ranged widely. The Democratic peak was fifty-one points in 1932. The Republican peak was seventy-six points in 1920. The 2024 result was fifty-three points.
Places at this population scale resist generalization. The political identity of North Dakota 34th State Senate District is, more than anything, the political identity of the few hundred people who choose to live there.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 34, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 34, North Dakota voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 94 votes cast, 21 went Democratic and 71 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 34, North Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 34, North Dakota as a "Sparse" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did State Senate District 34, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 34, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 34, North Dakota?
State Senate District 34, North Dakota has a population of 186 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 34, North Dakota?
Median household income in State Senate District 34, North Dakota is $79,382 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of State Senate District 34, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 34, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Sparse" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.