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1876–2024
Dickinson, ND·North Dakota

Dickinson, ND has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+66 in 2024.

An oil-patch hub where boom-bust cycles shape voter turnout and migration

1876 — 2024·38 elections
ND
LatestR+66in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population38,3662024 ACS

Dickinson, ND, North Dakota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+66%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+66MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
38,3662024 5-year
Median household income
$85,9062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+71 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dickinson, ND
TrumpR+66
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2024 presidential margin by county for Dickinson, ND, NDA map of the constituent counties of Dickinson, ND, ND, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Billings County, ND · R+70Stark County, ND · R+65Dunn County, ND · R+69
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican82.0%14,743
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.1%2,898
OtherAll other candidates1.9%348
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: −65.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−65.8%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−62.0%
1896−42.7%
1900−32.3%
1904−55.2%
1908−38.6%
1912+2.8%
1916−0.5%
1920−71.0%
1924−41.3%
1928+16.3%
1932+54.5%
1936+40.3%
1940−29.8%
1944−26.4%
1948−16.9%
1952−58.4%
1956−33.9%
1960+7.9%
1964+16.2%
1968−23.9%
1972−32.5%
1976−3.1%
1980−48.6%
1984−44.6%
1988−23.8%
1992−13.1%
1996−12.8%
2000−37.9%
2004−40.5%
2008−30.5%
2012−49.8%
2016−64.9%
2020−64.9%
2024−65.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−65.8%
2,89814,74317,989
R
−64.9%
2,91314,60218,023
R
−64.9%
2,17012,02115,170
R
−49.8%
3,40910,49914,245
R
−30.5%
4,4438,47913,213
R
−40.5%
3,6838,84712,738
R
−37.9%
3,3407,90512,030
R
−12.8%
3,7985,19710,955
R
−13.1%
3,7935,55413,461
R
−23.8%
4,7817,83712,840
R
−44.6%
3,6089,72913,717
R
−48.6%
2,6708,54212,078
R
−3.1%
5,4125,76611,601
R
−32.5%
3,4727,06211,057
R
−23.9%
3,5235,96710,231
D
+16.2%
5,9694,30710,281
D
+7.9%
5,9185,05310,972
R
−33.9%
3,0816,2559,357
R
−58.4%
2,1398,23310,434
R
−16.9%
3,4024,8388,516
R
−26.4%
2,6624,5807,262
R
−29.8%
3,8717,16211,061
D
+40.3%
6,9982,66310,752
D
+54.5%
7,9262,30710,316
D
+16.3%
5,2043,7428,963
R
−41.3%
4883,5317,373
R
−71.0%
1,0506,4157,557
R
−0.5%
2,2572,2814,692
O
+2.8%
1,4711,3434,507
R
−38.6%
8922,0633,030
R
−55.2%
2689591,252
R
−32.3%
4779381,428
R
−42.7%
243608854
R
−62.0%
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.5%
Irish
8.4%
American
6.1%
English
5.8%
French
2.1%
Polish
1.8%
Italian
1.8%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
4.1%
6.2%
55–64
5.3%
5.4%
45–54
4.2%
7.7%
35–44
6.7%
8.0%
25–34
7.1%
4.0%
18–24
3.3%
10.2%
5–17
9.2%
4.3%
<5
3.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,906
Dickinson, ND ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dickinson, ND$85,906
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
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)20.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.8%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
43.6%
Mainline Protestant
12.2%
Other Christian
5.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dickinson anchors the Bakken-adjacent Stark County economy, and its population swings with energy prices — a dynamic that complicates cycle-over-cycle electoral comparisons and makes registration rolls unusually volatile.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of seventy-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.

A population of 38,366, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,906 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dickinson, ND, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dickinson, ND, North Dakota voted Republican by 65.8 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,989 votes cast, 2,898 went Democratic and 14,743 went Republican.
What is Dickinson, ND, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Dickinson, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Dickinson, ND, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dickinson, ND, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Dickinson, ND, North Dakota has a population of 38,366 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Median household income in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota is $85,906 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.