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North DakotaTrumpR+36.4
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53 counties · presidential margin · 2024

County53 areas · 2024 presidential vote
Sioux654285D+38.7953Rolette2,5671,427D+28.04,075Cass40,30447,873R+8.390,851Grand Forks12,46918,123R+18.031,411Benson7951,163R+18.42,002Steele367622R+25.11,015Ransom9201,661R+28.02,649Traill1,3592,650R+31.44,115Nelson5801,141R+31.91,761Sargent6631,325R+32.42,043Barnes1,6613,531R+35.05,339Richland2,4735,576R+37.68,261Ramsey1,5133,609R+40.05,239Burleigh14,21536,595R+42.852,263Mountrail1,1252,877R+43.04,073Stutsman2,6927,185R+44.310,134Walsh1,1733,186R+44.84,496Eddy316862R+45.31,205Towner289796R+45.51,114Ward7,21520,635R+47.028,552Cavalier4911,461R+48.81,987Griggs301963R+51.41,289Dickey5571,829R+51.92,453Pembina7042,350R+52.93,112Morton3,74812,839R+53.417,036Pierce4391,493R+53.51,970LaMoure4531,614R+54.72,123Bottineau7352,628R+54.93,447Divide253914R+55.01,201McLean1,0934,231R+57.95,421Foster3351,326R+58.21,703Adams215962R+62.21,201Wells4051,815R+62.62,253McHenry4792,223R+63.42,752Kidder2381,137R+64.31,398McIntosh2291,132R+65.01,390Stark2,47312,323R+65.215,100Grant2051,076R+66.71,306Renville179993R+67.41,208Williams2,27612,501R+67.615,122Mercer6723,798R+68.64,555Hettinger1921,089R+68.71,306Dunn3321,877R+68.92,242McKenzie8094,627R+69.25,521Oliver156909R+69.31,087Billings93543R+69.6647Sheridan101644R+71.7757Bowman2071,384R+72.71,618Golden Valley122847R+73.2991Burke130909R+73.81,056Logan117898R+75.61,033Emmons2051,697R+77.31,930Slope33351R+81.7389

North Dakota, North Dakota

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: −36.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.4%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−48.5%
1896−11.9%
1900−26.6%
1904−54.7%
1908−26.2%
1912+7.5%
1916+1.5%
1920−59.6%
1924−40.7%
1928−10.3%
1932+41.6%
1936+33.0%
1940−10.9%
1944−8.4%
1948−8.8%
1952−42.6%
1956−23.6%
1960−10.9%
1964+16.1%
1968−17.7%
1972−26.3%
1976−5.9%
1980−38.0%
1984−31.0%
1988−13.1%
1992−12.0%
1996−6.8%
2000−27.6%
2004−27.4%
2008−8.6%
2012−19.6%
2016−35.7%
2020−33.3%
2024−36.4%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
30.5%Harris112,327
67.0%Trump246,505
1.7%Oliver6,227
−36.4%
368,155
R
31.8%Biden114,922
65.1%Trump235,595
2.6%Jorgensen9,393
−33.3%
361,839
R
27.2%Clinton93,758
63.0%Trump216,794
6.2%Johnson21,434
−35.7%
344,360
R
38.7%Obama124,827
58.3%Romney188,163
1.6%Johnson5,238
−19.6%
322,627
R
44.6%Obama141,278
53.2%McCain168,561
1.3%Nader4,189
−8.6%
316,581
R
35.5%Kerry111,052
62.9%Bush196,651
1.2%Nader3,756
−27.4%
312,833
R
33.1%Gore95,284
60.7%Bush174,852
2.5%Buchanan7,288
−27.6%
288,267
R
40.1%Clinton106,905
46.9%Dole125,050
12.2%Perot32,515
−6.8%
266,411
R
32.2%Clinton99,168
44.2%Bush136,244
23.1%Perot71,084
−12.0%
308,133
R
43.0%Dukakis127,739
56.0%Bush166,559
0.4%Paul1,315
−13.1%
297,261
R
33.8%Mondale104,429
64.8%Reagan200,336
0.4%Larouche1,278
−31.0%
308,971
R
26.3%Carter79,189
64.2%Reagan193,695
7.8%Anderson23,640
−38.0%
301,545
R
45.8%Carter136,078
51.7%Ford153,470
1.2%Anderson3,698
−5.9%
297,090
R
35.8%McGovern100,384
62.1%Nixon174,109
2.1%Schmitz6,021
−26.3%
280,514
R
38.2%Humphrey94,769
55.9%Nixon138,669
5.8%Wallace14,444
−17.7%
247,882
D
58.0%Johnson149,784
41.9%Goldwater108,207
0.2%Hass398
+16.1%
258,389
R
44.5%Kennedy123,963
55.4%Nixon154,310
0.1%Byrd158
−10.9%
278,431
R
38.1%Stevenson96,742
61.7%Eisenhower156,766
0.2%Andrews483
−23.6%
253,991
R
28.4%Stevenson76,694
71.0%Eisenhower191,712
0.6%Hallinan1,721
−42.6%
270,127
R
43.4%Truman95,812
52.2%Dewey115,139
4.4%Thurmond9,765
−8.8%
220,716
R
45.5%Roosevelt100,144
53.8%Dewey118,535
0.7%Thomas1,503
−8.4%
220,182
R
44.2%Roosevelt124,036
55.1%Willkie154,590
0.8%Thomas2,149
−10.9%
280,775
D
59.6%Roosevelt163,148
26.6%Landon72,751
13.8%Lemke37,817
+33.0%
273,716
D
69.6%Roosevelt178,350
28.0%Hoover71,718
2.4%Thomas6,168
+41.6%
256,236
R
44.5%Smith106,648
54.8%Hoover131,419
0.7%Thomas1,778
−10.3%
239,845
R
7.0%Davis13,858
47.7%Coolidge94,931
45.4%La Follette90,292
−40.7%
199,081
R
18.2%Cox37,422
77.8%Harding160,082
4.0%Debs8,282
−59.6%
205,786
D
47.8%Wilson55,206
46.3%Hughes53,471
5.8%Benson6,713
+1.5%
115,390
O
34.1%Wilson29,555
26.7%Taft23,090
39.2%Roosevelt33,935
Roosevelt +5.1
86,580
R
34.8%Bryan32,884
61.0%Taft57,680
4.2%Debs3,960
−26.2%
94,524
R
20.4%Parker14,273
75.1%Roosevelt52,595
4.5%Debs3,146
−54.7%
70,014
R
35.5%Bryan20,524
62.1%McKinley35,898
2.4%Woolley1,361
−26.6%
57,783
R
43.6%Bryan20,686
55.6%McKinley26,335
0.8%Palmer370
−11.9%
47,391
O
0.0%Cleveland0
48.5%Harrison17,519
51.5%Weaver18,599
Weaver +3.0
36,118
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 16 Senate races

U.S. House

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20240R
30.4%109,231
69.2%249,101
359,787
20220R
0.0%0
62.2%148,399
238,586
20200R
27.6%97,970
69.0%245,229
355,598
20180R
35.6%114,377
60.2%193,568
321,532
20160R
23.7%80,377
69.1%233,980
338,459
20140R
38.5%95,678
55.5%138,100
248,670
20120R
41.7%131,870
54.9%173,585
316,224
20100R
45.1%106,542
54.9%129,802
236,344
20080D
62.0%194,577
38.0%119,388
313,965
20060D
65.7%142,934
34.3%74,687
217,621
20040D
59.6%185,130
40.4%125,684
310,814
20020D
52.4%121,073
47.6%109,957
231,030
20000D
52.9%151,173
44.5%127,251
285,658
19980D
56.2%119,668
41.1%87,511
212,888
19960D
55.1%144,833
43.2%113,684
263,010
19940D
52.3%123,134
45.0%105,988
235,389
19920D
56.8%169,273
39.4%117,442
297,898
19900D
65.2%152,530
34.8%81,443
233,979
19880D
70.9%212,583
28.2%84,475
299,982
19860D
75.5%216,258
23.4%66,989
286,361
19840D
78.7%242,968
21.3%65,761
308,729
19820D
71.6%186,534
27.7%72,241
260,499
19800D
56.8%166,437
42.6%124,707
293,076
19780R
30.9%68,016
67.0%147,712
220,314
19760R
36.0%104,263
62.4%181,018
289,881

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
33.4%121,602
66.3%241,569
364,327
2022R
25.0%59,995
56.4%135,474
240,140
2018R
44.5%144,376
55.5%179,720
324,096
2016R
17.0%58,116
78.6%268,788
342,135
2012D
50.5%161,337
49.5%158,401
319,738
2010R
22.2%52,955
76.2%181,689
238,534
2006D
68.8%150,146
29.5%64,417
218,152
2004D
68.3%212,143
31.7%98,553
310,696
2000D
61.4%176,470
38.6%111,069
287,539
1998D
63.2%134,747
35.2%75,013
213,358
1994D
58.0%137,157
42.0%99,390
236,547
1992D
59.0%179,347
38.9%118,162
303,957
1988D
59.4%171,899
39.1%112,937
289,170
1986D
49.8%143,932
49.1%141,812
289,013
1982D
62.8%164,873
34.0%89,304
262,465
1976D
62.1%175,772
36.6%103,466
283,062
Of 53 counties, the only two North Dakota gave the Democrats are the Standing Rock and Turtle Mountain reservations.
Among the most Republican states
R+36.4 in 2024 — its widest margin in at least nine cycles; Republican every cycle since 1968 · MIT Election Lab
A near-uniform map
Trump carried 51 of 53 counties; Slope R+81.7 is the reddest, the Bakken’s McKenzie R+69.2 and Williams R+67.6 among the next · MIT Election Lab 2024
Standing Rock
Sioux County: D+38.7, the state’s widest Democratic margin; 83.2% American Indian and other single-race, 43.3% poverty · MIT Election Lab; ACS 2024 5-year
Turtle Mountain
Rolette County: D+28.0; 75.9% American Indian and other single-race, 20.1% Turtle Mountain Chippewa ancestry — Democratic 2012–2024 · MIT Election Lab; ACS 2024 5-year
White and agricultural
81.7% White — German 34.5%, Norwegian 20.3%; Catholic 21.1%, 13th of 50 · ACS 2024 5-year; 2020 U.S. Religion Census
A young, oil-boom state
Median age 36.4 — 4th-youngest of 50; income $76,657 vs U.S. $80,734 · ACS 2024 5-year
Political twins — states

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

South Dakota
South Dakota
93.0twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Nebraska
Nebraska
68.0twin score
2000–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ 12-yr trend
Montana
Montana
62.4twin score
2000 marginelasticitypopulation scale≠ % unaffiliated

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 North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Dakota voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 368,155 votes cast, 112,327 went Democratic and 246,505 went Republican.
When did North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in North Dakota?
North Dakota has a population of 784,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Dakota?
Median household income in North Dakota is $76,657 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.