North Dakota — Elections 1876–2024

North Dakota: state. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+36MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 784,8412024 5-year
Median household income: $76,6572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.0%2024 5-year
Black: 3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+42 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

North Dakota

TrumpR+36

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	67.0%	246,505
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	30.5%	112,327
OtherAll other candidates	2.5%	9,323

D+60

R+60

53 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	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−36.4%	112,327	246,505	368,155
2020	R	−33.3%	114,922	235,595	361,839
2016	R	−35.7%	93,758	216,794	344,360
2012	R	−19.6%	124,827	188,163	322,627
2008	R	−8.6%	141,278	168,561	316,581
2004	R	−27.4%	111,052	196,651	312,833
2000	R	−27.6%	95,284	174,852	288,267
1996	R	−6.8%	106,905	125,050	266,411
1992	R	−12.0%	99,168	136,244	308,133
1988	R	−13.1%	127,739	166,559	297,261
1984	R	−31.0%	104,429	200,336	308,971
1980	R	−38.0%	79,189	193,695	301,545
1976	R	−5.9%	136,078	153,470	297,090
1972	R	−26.3%	100,384	174,109	280,514
1968	R	−17.7%	94,769	138,669	247,882
1964	D	+16.1%	149,784	108,207	258,389
1960	R	−10.9%	123,963	154,310	278,431
1956	R	−23.6%	96,742	156,766	253,991
1952	R	−42.6%	76,694	191,712	270,127
1948	R	−8.8%	95,812	115,139	220,716
1944	R	−8.4%	100,144	118,535	220,182
1940	R	−10.9%	124,036	154,590	280,775
1936	D	+33.0%	163,148	72,751	273,716
1932	D	+41.6%	178,350	71,718	256,236
1928	R	−10.3%	106,648	131,419	239,845
1924	R	−40.7%	13,858	94,931	199,081
1920	R	−59.6%	37,422	160,082	205,786
1916	D	+1.5%	55,206	53,471	115,390
1912	O	+7.5%	29,555	23,090	86,580
1908	R	−26.2%	32,884	57,680	94,524
1904	R	−54.7%	14,273	52,595	70,014
1900	R	−26.6%	20,524	35,898	57,783
1896	R	−11.9%	20,686	26,335	47,391
1892	O	−48.5%	0	17,519	36,118
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	33.4%	66.3%	364,327
2022	R	25.0%	56.4%	240,140
2018	R	44.3%	55.1%	326,138
2016	R	17.0%	78.5%	342,501
2012	D	50.2%	49.3%	321,144
2010	R	22.2%	76.2%	238,534
2006	D	68.8%	29.5%	218,152
2004	D	68.3%	31.7%	310,696
2000	D	61.4%	38.6%	287,539
1998	D	63.2%	35.2%	213,358
1994	D	58.0%	42.0%	236,547
1992	D	59.0%	38.9%	303,957
1988	D	59.4%	39.1%	289,170
1986	D	49.8%	49.1%	289,013
1982	D	62.8%	34.0%	262,465
1976	D	62.1%	36.6%	283,062

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

34.5%

Irish

7.3%

English

5.1%

American

3.0%

French

2.4%

Polish

1.9%

Italian

1.0%

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: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.8%

65–74

4.8%

5.8%

55–64

5.7%

5.3%

45–54

4.8%

7.0%

35–44

6.2%

7.6%

25–34

6.6%

5.9%

18–24

5.2%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

3.2%

3.1%

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

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,657

North Dakota ranks near the middle of US counties.

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

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.9%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)11.7%

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

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.3%

speak English only

Spanish2.3%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Other languages1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

23.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.9%

Other Christian

3.4%

Methodist

1.4%

Baptist

0.4%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Dakota sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 784,841, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,657 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did North Dakota vote in 2024?

In 2024, North Dakota voted Republican by 36.4 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 368,155 votes cast, 112,327 went Democratic and 246,505 went Republican.

What is North Dakota's political typology?

Akashic places North Dakota in the "" 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 state has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 28 times, and other 2 times.

When did North Dakota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in North Dakota?

North Dakota has a population of 784,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in North Dakota?

Median household income in North Dakota is $76,657 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.

What is the political history of North Dakota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Cass County, ND	R +2,710
Grand Forks County, ND	R +2,014
Burleigh County, ND	R +1,965

North Dakota has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+36 in 2024.

Key facts

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Demographics

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