Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 663,7442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,2252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fargo-Valley City
TrumpR+24
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 60.7% | 200,682 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 36.9% | 121,918 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 7,987 |
D+60R+60
35 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 | −22.6% |
| 1896 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | −18.5% |
| 1904 | −56.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +11.9% |
| 1916 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | −57.1% |
| 1924 | −42.8% |
| 1928 | −18.4% |
| 1932 | +34.4% |
| 1936 | +32.8% |
| 1940 | +6.5% |
| 1944 | +6.6% |
| 1948 | +8.6% |
| 1952 | −26.7% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | −6.3% |
| 1964 | +21.9% |
| 1968 | −6.0% |
| 1972 | −16.1% |
| 1976 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | −22.2% |
| 1984 | −19.7% |
| 1988 | −6.6% |
| 1992 | −6.3% |
| 1996 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | −20.4% |
| 2004 | −18.3% |
| 2008 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | −7.4% |
| 2016 | −23.1% |
| 2020 | −20.0% |
| 2024 | −23.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 121,918 | 200,682 | 330,587 | ||
| R | 125,485 | 190,496 | 325,027 | ||
| R | 102,635 | 173,167 | 304,979 | ||
| R | 132,442 | 154,127 | 294,649 | ||
| D | 148,648 | 143,436 | 298,431 | ||
| R | 119,247 | 173,611 | 297,452 | ||
| R | 98,910 | 154,234 | 270,647 | ||
| R | 109,415 | 109,996 | 249,339 | ||
| R | 99,419 | 116,840 | 276,360 | ||
| R | 121,734 | 139,160 | 263,146 | ||
| R | 107,948 | 161,459 | 271,925 | ||
| R | 92,907 | 154,225 | 275,610 | ||
| D | 134,736 | 132,072 | 273,433 | ||
| R | 105,046 | 146,312 | 255,571 | ||
| R | 101,159 | 114,855 | 227,929 | ||
| D | 143,970 | 92,164 | 236,503 | ||
| R | 117,226 | 133,044 | 250,582 | ||
| R | 100,235 | 125,893 | 226,491 | ||
| R | 88,137 | 152,981 | 242,554 | ||
| D | 111,194 | 92,879 | 212,183 | ||
| D | 108,249 | 94,703 | 204,183 | ||
| D | 130,800 | 114,757 | 247,435 | ||
| D | 143,614 | 68,103 | 230,218 | ||
| D | 137,830 | 65,440 | 210,256 | ||
| R | 81,611 | 118,956 | 203,076 | ||
| R | 12,712 | 86,757 | 173,127 | ||
| R | 32,424 | 132,946 | 176,090 | ||
| D | 44,064 | 43,999 | 94,011 | ||
| O | 25,435 | 16,284 | 77,103 | ||
| R | 29,211 | 48,973 | 83,968 | ||
| R | 13,106 | 53,177 | 71,584 | ||
| R | 28,599 | 42,296 | 74,040 | ||
| D | 34,729 | 34,691 | 70,544 | ||
| O | 7,420 | 19,026 | 51,331 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.1%
Irish
7.2%
English
5.0%
French
3.1%
Polish
2.8%
American
2.7%
Italian
1.1%
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: 37.7 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
$73,225
Fargo-Valley City ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fargo-Valley City$73,225
North Dakota$89,062
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 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.8%
Other languages1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fargo's growing university and healthcare workforce has nudged the city itself toward competitive margins, while the surrounding Red River Valley counties reliably anchor statewide Republican totals by double digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 663,744, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,225 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 330,587 votes cast, 121,918 went Democratic and 200,682 went Republican.
What is Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Fargo-Valley City, 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 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota has a population of 663,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota is $73,225 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.