North Dakota 43rd State Senate District, North Dakota: Sparse district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- SparseAkashic typology
- Population
- 2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,0752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1892MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 43, 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 | 36 | 52 | 90 | ||
| R | 37 | 49 | 88 | ||
| R | 31 | 47 | 87 | ||
| R | 40 | 43 | 86 | ||
| D | 46 | 41 | 89 | ||
| R | 36 | 49 | 87 | ||
| R | 30 | 45 | 81 | ||
| R | 32 | 33 | 74 | ||
| R | 31 | 39 | 89 | ||
| R | 36 | 42 | 79 | ||
| R | 29 | 45 | 75 | ||
| R | 20 | 41 | 71 | ||
| R | 33 | 39 | 75 | ||
| R | 27 | 38 | 67 | ||
| R | 22 | 28 | 54 | ||
| D | 31 | 21 | 52 | ||
| R | 24 | 31 | 55 | ||
| R | 18 | 29 | 47 | ||
| R | 16 | 31 | 48 | ||
| D | 20 | 18 | 39 | ||
| D | 22 | 16 | 38 | ||
| D | 24 | 20 | 44 | ||
| D | 26 | 12 | 42 | ||
| D | 22 | 15 | 37 | ||
| R | 12 | 23 | 35 | ||
| R | 3 | 19 | 30 | ||
| R | 7 | 22 | 30 | ||
| D | 8 | 6 | 15 | ||
| D | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||
| R | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||
| R | 2 | 8 | 11 | ||
| R | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| R | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| R | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.6%
Irish
9.3%
English
5.8%
Polish
4.1%
French
2.9%
American
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
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: 30.9 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
$68,075
State Senate District 43 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 43$68,075
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
13.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish1.9%
Other languages1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+64.3, this sparsely populated district of roughly 16,000 residents sits among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting the deep red lean common to rural North Dakota.
The margins in North Dakota 43rd State Senate District have ranged widely. The Democratic peak was thirty-three points in 1936. The Republican peak was fifty-six points in 1892. The 2024 result was eighteen points.
Places at this population scale resist generalization. The political identity of North Dakota 43rd 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 43, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 43, North Dakota voted Republican by 17.8 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90 votes cast, 36 went Democratic and 52 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 43, North Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 43, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 43, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 43, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 43, North Dakota?
State Senate District 43, North Dakota has a population of 208 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 43, North Dakota?
Median household income in State Senate District 43, North Dakota is $68,075 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of State Senate District 43, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 43, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Sparse" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.