† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBismarck, NDNorth DakotaUnited States
German44.8%34.5%12.5%
Norwegian12.9%20.3%—
Irish7.4%7.3%9.4%
English4.9%5.1%9.5%
Russian4.3%——
American3.7%2.9%5.3%
Swedish1.9%3.2%—
French1.9%2.3%1.6%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.4%0.6%—
Mexican1.4%2.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.5%1.8%
Colombian0.3%—0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†0.9%1.6%9.9%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median age
38.4
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$84,869
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.9%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.8%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
2.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bismarck, ND
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
28.6%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.4%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.1%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.0%
21.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Bismarck, ND
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−63.6%
1896
−32.2%
1900
−31.9%
1904
−65.7%
1908
−36.0%
1912
−1.6%
1916
−10.7%
1920
−68.3%
1924
−42.0%
1928
+0.9%
1932
+43.3%
1936
+41.6%
1940
−25.6%
1944
−26.8%
1948
−21.7%
1952
−56.9%
1956
−42.4%
1960
−12.2%
1964
+12.9%
1968
−27.9%
1972
−34.4%
1976
−12.0%
1980
−44.6%
1984
−35.3%
1988
−20.3%
1992
−20.4%
1996
−14.4%
2000
−35.6%
2004
−37.5%
2008
−23.2%
2012
−31.8%
2016
−47.2%
2020
−43.2%
2024
−45.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
25.7%Harris18,119
71.5%Trump50,343
1.8%Oliver1,292 +1
R+45.8
R+2.6
R+44.3
70,386
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%50,343
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.7%18,119
Chase OliverLibertarian1.8%1,292
OtherAll other candidates0.9%632
R
26.8%Biden18,349
70.0%Trump47,905
3.2%
R+43.2
D+4.0
R+47.6
68,438
R
21.7%Clinton14,080
68.9%Trump44,698
9.3%
R+47.2
R+15.4
R+49.3
64,828
R
32.5%Obama18,872
64.3%Romney37,324
3.1%
R+31.8
R+8.7
R+35.7
58,013
R
37.5%Obama21,011
60.6%McCain33,994
1.9%
R+23.2
D+14.3
R+30.4
56,076
R
30.4%Kerry16,004
67.9%Bush35,692
1.7%
R+37.5
R+1.9
R+35.0
52,566
R
28.9%Gore13,525
64.5%Bush30,169
6.5%
R+35.6
R+21.2
R+36.1
46,756
R
36.0%Clinton14,757
50.4%Dole20,662
13.6%
R+14.4
D+6.0
R+22.9
40,982
R
28.4%Clinton12,840
48.8%Bush22,029
22.7%
R+20.4
±0.0
R+25.9
45,134
R
39.2%Dukakis15,994
59.6%Bush24,284
1.2%
R+20.3
D+14.9
R+12.6
40,768
R
31.5%Mondale13,196
66.8%Reagan27,974
1.7%
R+35.3
D+9.3
R+17.1
41,889
R
23.2%Carter9,260
67.8%Reagan27,062
9.0%
R+44.6
R+32.6
R+34.9
39,911
R
42.6%Carter14,958
54.6%Ford19,176
2.9%
R+12.0
D+22.4
R+14.1
35,151
R
30.6%McGovern9,446
65.1%Nixon20,072
4.3%
R+34.4
R+6.6
R+11.3
30,848
R
33.3%Humphrey8,564
61.2%Nixon15,742
5.6%
R+27.9
R+40.8
R+27.2
25,735
D
56.3%Johnson13,841
43.4%Goldwater10,663
0.3%
D+12.9
D+25.2
R+9.7
24,574
R
43.8%Kennedy11,121
56.1%Nixon14,223
0.1%
R+12.2
D+30.1
R+12.4
25,371
R
28.6%Stevenson6,138
71.0%Eisenhower15,219
0.4%
R+42.4
D+14.6
R+27.0
21,436
R
21.3%Stevenson4,622
78.2%Eisenhower16,967
0.5%
R+56.9
R+35.3
R+46.2
21,690
R
37.2%Truman5,942
58.8%Dewey9,405
4.0%
R+21.7
D+5.1
R+26.1
15,991
R
36.4%Roosevelt5,130
63.2%Dewey8,909
0.4%
R+26.8
R+1.2
R+34.3
14,099
R
36.9%Roosevelt7,505
62.6%Willkie12,713
0.5%
R+25.6
R+67.2
R+35.6
20,317
D
66.2%Roosevelt12,832
24.6%Landon4,773
9.2%
D+41.6
R+1.7
D+17.3
19,386
D
71.1%Roosevelt12,321
27.8%Hoover4,817
1.2%
D+43.3
D+42.4
D+25.5
17,338
D
50.1%Smith7,653
49.2%Hoover7,516
0.8%
D+0.9
D+42.9
D+18.4
15,284
R
5.4%Davis675
47.4%Coolidge5,896
47.2%
R+42.0
D+26.4
R+16.8
12,439
R
13.8%Cox1,686
82.2%Harding10,023
4.0%
R+68.3
R+57.7
R+42.2
12,198
R
41.5%Wilson3,429
52.2%Hughes4,313
6.3%
R+10.7
R+9.1
R+13.8
8,266
O
28.5%Wilson1,765
30.1%Taft1,862
41.4%
Roosevelt +11.3
D+34.4
R+21.1
6,185
R
30.7%Bryan1,712
66.6%Taft3,721
2.7%
R+36.0
D+29.7
R+26.4
5,585
R
16.2%Parker604
81.9%Roosevelt3,055
1.9%
R+65.7
R+33.8
R+46.0
3,731
R
33.8%Bryan950
65.7%McKinley1,845
0.5%
R+31.9
D+0.3
R+24.3
2,808
R
33.8%Bryan789
66.0%McKinley1,540
0.3%
R+32.2
D+31.5
R+26.1
2,335
R
0.0%Cleveland0
63.6%Harrison1,271
36.4%
R+63.6
—
R+65.3
1,997
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
29.3%20,362
70.3%48,864
69,547
2022
R
20.7%9,837
53.4%25,398
47,604
2018
R
36.7%22,782
62.5%38,794
62,077
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+358 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +12,223 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bismarck, ND in Bismarck, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,156
2012
+2,071
2013
+2,768
2014
+1,972
2015
+2,035
2016
+814
2017
−136
2018
−694
2019
−43
2021
+705
2022
+393
2023
+280
2024
+544
2025
+358
Bismarck's metro tilts heavily Republican in statewide contests, reflecting its energy-sector workforce and largely non-Native demographic composition, while the city itself hosts the governmental institutions that draw a modestly more diverse professional class.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.8 points.
A population of 136,216, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,869 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dickinson, ND and Minot, ND.
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In 2024, Bismarck, ND, North Dakota voted Republican by 45.8 points (R+45.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,386 votes cast, 18,119 went Democratic and 50,343 went Republican.
When did Bismarck, ND, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bismarck, ND, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Bismarck, ND, North Dakota has a population of 136,216 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Median household income in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota is $84,869 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Bismarck, ND, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bismarck, ND, North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
