Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1892.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+52MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 426,5662024 5-year
Median household income: $79,7562024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.6%2024 5-year
Black: 2.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+46 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1892MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn)

TrumpR+52

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	74.7%	149,528
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	22.9%	45,891
OtherAll other candidates	2.4%	4,798

D+60

R+60

40 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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−60.3%
1896	−27.3%
1900	−36.6%
1904	−59.2%
1908	−32.0%
1912	+4.2%
1916	+6.6%
1920	−59.1%
1924	−35.4%
1928	−6.1%
1932	+45.9%
1936	+36.3%
1940	−15.9%
1944	−15.3%
1948	−13.0%
1952	−47.0%
1956	−24.1%
1960	−8.5%
1964	+15.0%
1968	−21.0%
1972	−31.6%
1976	−5.1%
1980	−43.9%
1984	−36.1%
1988	−16.0%
1992	−12.3%
1996	−9.3%
2000	−32.3%
2004	−33.4%
2008	−20.7%
2012	−33.0%
2016	−50.5%
2020	−49.5%
2024	−51.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−51.8%	45,891	149,528	200,217
2020	R	−49.5%	47,581	146,554	199,825
2016	R	−50.5%	38,459	133,269	187,652
2012	R	−33.0%	55,395	112,575	173,011
2008	R	−20.7%	64,751	99,593	168,415
2004	R	−33.4%	53,946	109,424	166,125
2000	R	−32.3%	47,007	95,994	151,748
1996	R	−9.3%	54,811	68,429	145,708
1992	R	−12.3%	51,770	72,593	168,936
1988	R	−16.0%	67,959	94,207	164,119
1984	R	−36.1%	54,353	117,263	174,373
1980	R	−43.9%	41,218	115,722	169,663
1976	R	−5.1%	73,751	81,953	159,962
1972	R	−31.6%	50,164	98,562	153,073
1968	R	−21.0%	50,896	80,139	139,462
1964	D	+15.0%	83,549	61,691	145,488
1960	R	−8.5%	70,985	84,258	155,406
1956	R	−24.1%	54,246	88,819	143,359
1952	R	−47.0%	39,134	109,537	149,777
1948	R	−13.0%	49,435	65,080	120,784
1944	R	−15.3%	50,489	68,866	120,376
1940	R	−15.9%	66,237	91,519	159,174
1936	D	+36.3%	97,246	39,360	159,636
1932	D	+45.9%	105,923	37,466	149,035
1928	R	−6.1%	62,625	70,880	135,033
1924	O	−35.4%	6,687	45,363	109,182
1920	R	−59.1%	19,816	87,740	115,010
1916	D	+6.6%	36,444	31,617	73,305
1912	O	+4.2%	13,187	11,382	43,382
1908	R	−32.0%	13,886	27,941	43,958
1904	R	−59.2%	4,929	20,722	26,698
1900	R	−36.6%	4,447	9,705	14,372
1896	R	−27.3%	3,056	5,369	8,466
1892	R	−60.3%	0	3,823	6,343
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

34.2%

Irish

7.0%

English

5.2%

American

4.0%

French

1.8%

Polish

1.2%

Italian

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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

5.0%

65–74

4.9%

6.0%

55–64

5.9%

5.4%

45–54

4.9%

7.1%

35–44

6.4%

7.2%

25–34

6.5%

4.6%

18–24

3.9%

9.7%

5–17

9.0%

3.4%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,756

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) ranks near the middle of US counties.

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn)$79,756

North Dakota$72,509

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.2%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)13.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.7%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Other languages1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.8%

Mainline Protestant

19.5%

Other Christian

4.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.1%

Methodist

1.2%

Baptist

0.6%

Non-Christian

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the Bakken formation's western edge, this market blends legacy ranching communities with a boom-bust energy workforce that has repeatedly shifted population counts and precinct-level turnout across a half-dozen counties.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.

A population of 426,566, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,756 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 200,217 votes cast, 45,891 went Democratic and 149,528 went Republican.

What is Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota's political typology?

Akashic places Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), 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 market has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.

When did Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota?

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota has a population of 426,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota?

Median household income in Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota is $79,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $72,509.

What is the political history of Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn), North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Burleigh County, ND	R +1,965
Ward County, ND	R +1,781
Morton County, ND	R +1,513

Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn(Wlstn) has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+52 in 2024.

Key facts

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