2024 presidential election
West North Central
TrumpR+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 54.9% | 6,038,889 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 43.1% | 4,738,620 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 226,524 |
D+60R+60
618 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −14.2% |
| 1896 | −1.9% |
| 1900 | −8.8% |
| 1904 | −30.1% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +17.5% |
| 1916 | +1.6% |
| 1920 | −33.6% |
| 1924 | −28.1% |
| 1928 | −21.5% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +19.3% |
| 1940 | −3.3% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +6.4% |
| 1952 | −20.4% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | −8.2% |
| 1964 | +21.5% |
| 1968 | −5.6% |
| 1972 | −21.0% |
| 1976 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | −12.1% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −1.8% |
| 1992 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | −7.0% |
| 2004 | −8.6% |
| 2008 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | −13.0% |
| 2020 | −8.9% |
| 2024 | −11.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 43.1%Harris4,738,620 | 54.9%Trump6,038,889 | 2.1% | 11,004,033 | ||
| R | 44.5%Biden4,940,084 | 53.3%Trump5,925,363 | 2.2%incl. Jorgensen | 11,112,799 | ||
| R | 39.7%Clinton4,015,285 | 52.7%Trump5,330,230 | 7.6%incl. Johnson | 10,111,232 | ||
| R | 46.4%Obama4,604,362 | 51.4%Romney5,096,928 | 2.2% | 9,920,783 | ||
| D | 49.5%Obama5,004,527 | 48.8%McCain4,927,851 | 1.7% | 10,108,076 | ||
| R | 45.2%Kerry4,396,430 | 53.8%Bush5,232,932 | 1.1% | 9,734,434 | ||
| R | 44.3%Gore3,763,065 | 51.3%Bush4,355,702 | 4.3%incl. Nader | 8,487,911 | ||
| D | 45.9%Clinton3,637,289 | 42.5%Dole3,371,441 | 11.6%incl. Perot | 7,926,643 | ||
| D | 40.5%Clinton3,493,057 | 36.3%Bush3,131,150 | 23.3%incl. Perot | 8,634,614 | ||
| R | 48.7%Dukakis3,737,228 | 50.5%Bush3,877,115 | 0.8% | 7,677,692 | ||
| R | 41.3%Mondale3,232,124 | 58.1%Reagan4,547,832 | 0.6% | 7,827,221 | ||
| R | 39.8%Carter3,070,073 | 51.9%Reagan4,002,235 | 8.4%incl. Anderson | 7,718,450 | ||
| D | 49.5%Carter3,636,017 | 48.3%Ford3,547,133 | 2.2% | 7,342,035 | ||
| R | 38.8%McGovern2,676,306 | 59.8%Nixon4,125,023 | 1.4% | 6,898,908 | ||
| R | 43.2%Humphrey2,812,453 | 48.9%Nixon3,178,028 | 7.9%incl. Wallace | 6,504,719 | ||
| D | 60.6%Johnson3,972,620 | 39.1%Goldwater2,564,048 | 0.2% | 6,550,442 | ||
| R | 45.8%Kennedy3,150,487 | 54.1%Nixon3,717,271 | 0.1% | 6,876,957 | ||
| R | 43.0%Stevenson2,752,032 | 56.8%Eisenhower3,636,099 | 0.2% | 6,398,359 | ||
| R | 39.6%Stevenson2,618,274 | 60.0%Eisenhower3,965,020 | 0.4% | 6,610,554 | ||
| D | 52.4%Truman2,922,193 | 46.0%Dewey2,565,277 | 1.6%incl. Thurmond | 5,577,643 | ||
| R | 47.5%Roosevelt2,615,111 | 52.0%Dewey2,862,083 | 0.4% | 5,499,765 | ||
| R | 48.2%Roosevelt3,065,274 | 51.4%Willkie3,272,678 | 0.4% | 6,365,726 | ||
| D | 58.0%Roosevelt3,566,860 | 38.7%Landon2,380,515 | 3.2% | 6,145,048 | ||
| D | 60.6%Roosevelt3,369,382 | 37.2%Hoover2,064,710 | 2.2% | 5,556,211 | ||
| R | 38.9%Smith2,038,416 | 60.4%Hoover3,167,066 | 0.7% | 5,243,050 | ||
| R | 24.3%Davis1,125,937 | 52.4%Coolidge2,429,191 | 23.4%incl. La Follette | 4,638,584 | ||
| R | 30.8%Cox1,323,929 | 64.3%Harding2,768,887 | 4.9% | 4,304,027 | ||
| D | 48.6%Wilson1,385,626 | 47.1%Hughes1,341,331 | 4.3% | 2,850,354 | ||
| D | 40.7%Wilson953,664 | 23.2%Taft544,121 | 36.1%incl. Roosevelt | 2,343,090 | ||
| R | 42.7%Bryan1,022,204 | 53.0%Taft1,266,783 | 4.3% | 2,392,004 | ||
| R | 31.5%Parker676,102 | 61.6%Roosevelt1,322,949 | 7.0% | 2,149,006 | ||
| R | 44.3%Bryan1,010,768 | 53.1%McKinley1,210,596 | 2.5% | 2,279,449 | ||
| R | 48.3%Bryan1,075,501 | 50.2%McKinley1,117,681 | 1.4% | 2,225,328 | ||
| R | 31.8%Cleveland599,370 | 46.0%Harrison867,094 | 22.2%incl. Weaver | 1,884,397 | ||
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Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | West North CentralCensus division | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | ||
| White | 78.5% | 61.0% |
| Black | 6.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.9% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.6% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | ||
| Median household income | $79,138 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 38.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 34.8% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 9.9% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 4.7% | 13.6% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Other languages | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | ||
| Largest ancestry | German 26.9% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 11.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 9.7% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 15.9% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 51.6% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 11.5% | 5.2% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
26.9%
Irish
11.1%
English
9.7%
Norwegian
5.0%
American
4.6%
Swedish
2.7%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
1.8%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
5.1%
Puerto Rican
0.4%
Guatemalan
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Somali
0.3%
Ethiopian
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.6%
Hmong
0.5%
Chinese
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.3%
Burmese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Filipino
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.5 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,138
West North Central$79,138
United States$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.9%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.1%
speak English only
Spanish4.7%
Other languages1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Arabic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted51.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
West North Central sits in United States. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 33.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the division moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.8 points.
A population of 21,759,939, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,138 describe the division.
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Frequently asked questions
How did West North Central, United States vote in 2024?
In 2024, West North Central, United States voted Republican by 11.8 points (R+11.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,004,033 votes cast, 4,738,620 went Democratic and 6,038,889 went Republican.
When did West North Central, United States last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which West North Central, United States voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in West North Central, United States?
West North Central, United States has a population of 21,759,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West North Central, United States?
Median household income in West North Central, United States is $79,138 — below the national median of $80,734. The United States state median is $75,059.
What is the political history of West North Central, United States?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in West North Central, United States from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.