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1876–2024
Bismarck, ND·North Dakota

Bismarck, ND has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+46 in 2024.

State-capital metro anchoring North Dakota's political and economic center

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ND
LatestR+46in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population136,2162024 ACS

Bismarck, ND, North Dakota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+46MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
136,2162024 5-year
Median household income
$84,8692024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
86.4%2024 5-year
Black
1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+43 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+68 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bismarck, ND
TrumpR+46
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2024 presidential margin by county for Bismarck, ND, NDA map of the constituent counties of Bismarck, ND, ND, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Oliver County, ND · R+69Burleigh County, ND · R+43Morton County, ND · R+53
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican71.5%50,343
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.7%18,119
OtherAll other candidates2.7%1,924
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−63.6%
1896−32.2%
1900−31.9%
1904−65.7%
1908−36.0%
1912−1.6%
1916−10.7%
1920−68.3%
1924−42.0%
1928+0.9%
1932+43.3%
1936+41.6%
1940−25.6%
1944−26.8%
1948−21.7%
1952−56.9%
1956−42.4%
1960−12.2%
1964+12.9%
1968−27.9%
1972−34.4%
1976−12.0%
1980−44.6%
1984−35.3%
1988−20.3%
1992−20.4%
1996−14.4%
2000−35.6%
2004−37.5%
2008−23.2%
2012−31.8%
2016−47.2%
2020−43.2%
2024−45.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.8%
18,11950,34370,386
R
−43.2%
18,34947,90568,438
R
−47.2%
14,08044,69864,828
R
−31.8%
18,87237,32458,013
R
−23.2%
21,01133,99456,076
R
−37.5%
16,00435,69252,566
R
−35.6%
13,52530,16946,756
R
−14.4%
14,75720,66240,982
R
−20.4%
12,84022,02945,134
R
−20.3%
15,99424,28440,768
R
−35.3%
13,19627,97441,889
R
−44.6%
9,26027,06239,911
R
−12.0%
14,95819,17635,151
R
−34.4%
9,44620,07230,848
R
−27.9%
8,56415,74225,735
D
+12.9%
13,84110,66324,574
R
−12.2%
11,12114,22325,371
R
−42.4%
6,13815,21921,436
R
−56.9%
4,62216,96721,690
R
−21.7%
5,9429,40515,991
R
−26.8%
5,1308,90914,099
R
−25.6%
7,50512,71320,317
D
+41.6%
12,8324,77319,386
D
+43.3%
12,3214,81717,338
D
+0.9%
7,6537,51615,284
R
−42.0%
6755,89612,439
R
−68.3%
1,68610,02312,198
R
−10.7%
3,4294,3138,266
O
−1.6%
1,7651,8626,185
R
−36.0%
1,7123,7215,585
R
−65.7%
6043,0553,731
R
−31.9%
9501,8452,808
R
−32.2%
7891,5402,335
R
−63.6%
01,2711,997
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
44.8%
Irish
7.4%
English
4.9%
American
3.7%
French
1.9%
Polish
1.0%
Scottish
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
3.1%
5.0%
65–74
5.3%
5.9%
55–64
6.1%
5.5%
45–54
5.2%
7.4%
35–44
6.5%
6.9%
25–34
6.4%
4.7%
18–24
4.3%
9.1%
5–17
8.5%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$84,869
Bismarck, ND ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bismarck, ND$84,869
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.7%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
28.6%
Mainline Protestant
18.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.9%
Other Christian
3.2%
Methodist
1.6%
Baptist
0.6%
Non-Christian
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bismarck's metro tilts heavily Republican in statewide contests, reflecting its energy-sector workforce and largely non-Native demographic composition, while the city itself hosts the governmental institutions that draw a modestly more diverse professional class.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-three points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.

A population of 136,216, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,869 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bismarck, ND, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bismarck, ND, North Dakota voted Republican by 45.8 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,386 votes cast, 18,119 went Democratic and 50,343 went Republican.
What is Bismarck, ND, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Bismarck, ND, North Dakota in the "Farm Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bismarck, ND, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bismarck, ND, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Bismarck, ND, North Dakota has a population of 136,216 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Median household income in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota is $84,869 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.