† 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
GroupDickinson, NDNorth DakotaUnited States
German40.5%34.5%12.5%
Norwegian8.7%20.3%—
Irish8.4%7.3%9.4%
American6.0%2.9%5.3%
English5.8%5.1%9.5%
Czech3.9%——
French2.1%2.3%1.6%
Russian2.1%——
Mexican3.5%2.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.9%0.2%—
Panamanian0.2%——
Samoan0.4%——
Navajo0.3%——
African American†2.0%1.6%9.9%
Filipino0.5%0.3%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
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
Dickinson, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median age
35.6
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dickinson, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$85,906
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.6%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dickinson, ND
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.0%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
2.3%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.7%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dickinson, ND
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
43.6%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.0%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.2%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.4%
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.
Dickinson, ND
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−62.0%
1896
−42.7%
1900
−32.3%
1904
−55.2%
1908
−38.6%
1912
+2.8%
1916
−0.5%
1920
−71.0%
1924
−41.3%
1928
+16.3%
1932
+54.5%
1936
+40.3%
1940
−29.8%
1944
−26.4%
1948
−16.9%
1952
−58.4%
1956
−33.9%
1960
+7.9%
1964
+16.2%
1968
−23.9%
1972
−32.5%
1976
−3.1%
1980
−48.6%
1984
−44.6%
1988
−23.8%
1992
−13.1%
1996
−12.8%
2000
−37.9%
2004
−40.5%
2008
−30.5%
2012
−49.8%
2016
−64.9%
2020
−64.9%
2024
−65.8%
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
16.1%Harris2,898
82.0%Trump14,743
1.4%Oliver251 +1
R+65.8
R+1.0
R+64.4
17,989
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.0%14,743
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.1%2,898
Chase OliverLibertarian1.4%251
OtherAll other candidates0.5%97
R
16.2%Biden2,913
81.0%Trump14,602
2.8%
R+64.9
D+0.1
R+69.3
18,023
R
14.3%Clinton2,170
79.2%Trump12,021
6.5%
R+64.9
R+15.2
R+67.0
15,170
R
23.9%Obama3,409
73.7%Romney10,499
2.4%
R+49.8
R+19.2
R+53.6
14,245
R
33.6%Obama4,443
64.2%McCain8,479
2.2%
R+30.5
D+10.0
R+37.8
13,213
R
28.9%Kerry3,683
69.5%Bush8,847
1.6%
R+40.5
R+2.6
R+38.1
12,738
R
27.8%Gore3,340
65.7%Bush7,905
6.5%
R+37.9
R+25.2
R+38.5
12,030
R
34.7%Clinton3,798
47.4%Dole5,197
17.9%
R+12.8
D+0.3
R+21.3
10,955
R
28.2%Clinton3,793
41.3%Bush5,554
30.6%
R+13.1
D+10.7
R+18.6
13,461
R
37.2%Dukakis4,781
61.0%Bush7,837
1.7%
R+23.8
D+20.8
R+16.1
12,840
R
26.3%Mondale3,608
70.9%Reagan9,729
2.8%
R+44.6
D+4.0
R+26.4
13,717
R
22.1%Carter2,670
70.7%Reagan8,542
7.2%
R+48.6
R+45.6
R+38.9
12,078
R
46.7%Carter5,412
49.7%Ford5,766
3.6%
R+3.1
D+29.4
R+5.1
11,601
R
31.4%McGovern3,472
63.9%Nixon7,062
4.7%
R+32.5
R+8.6
R+9.3
11,057
R
34.4%Humphrey3,523
58.3%Nixon5,967
7.2%
R+23.9
R+40.1
R+23.2
10,231
D
58.1%Johnson5,969
41.9%Goldwater4,307
0.0%
D+16.2
D+8.3
R+6.4
10,281
D
53.9%Kennedy5,918
46.1%Nixon5,053
0.0%
D+7.9
D+41.8
D+7.7
10,972
R
32.9%Stevenson3,081
66.8%Eisenhower6,255
0.2%
R+33.9
D+24.5
R+18.5
9,357
R
20.5%Stevenson2,139
78.9%Eisenhower8,233
0.6%
R+58.4
R+41.5
R+47.6
10,434
R
39.9%Truman3,402
56.8%Dewey4,838
3.2%
R+16.9
D+9.5
R+21.3
8,516
R
36.7%Roosevelt2,662
63.1%Dewey4,580
0.3%
R+26.4
D+3.3
R+33.9
7,262
R
35.0%Roosevelt3,871
64.8%Willkie7,162
0.3%
R+29.8
R+70.1
R+39.7
11,061
D
65.1%Roosevelt6,998
24.8%Landon2,663
10.1%
D+40.3
R+14.2
D+16.1
10,752
D
76.8%Roosevelt7,926
22.4%Hoover2,307
0.8%
D+54.5
D+38.2
D+36.7
10,316
D
58.1%Smith5,204
41.7%Hoover3,742
0.2%
D+16.3
D+57.6
D+33.8
8,963
R
6.6%Davis488
47.9%Coolidge3,531
45.5%
R+41.3
D+29.7
R+16.1
7,373
R
13.9%Cox1,050
84.9%Harding6,415
1.2%
R+71.0
R+70.5
R+44.8
7,557
R
48.1%Wilson2,257
48.6%Hughes2,281
3.3%
R+0.5
R+3.4
R+3.7
4,692
O
32.6%Wilson1,471
29.8%Taft1,343
37.6%
Roosevelt +4.9
D+41.5
R+16.7
4,507
R
29.4%Bryan892
68.1%Taft2,063
2.5%
R+38.6
D+16.5
R+29.1
3,030
R
21.4%Parker268
76.6%Roosevelt959
2.0%
R+55.2
R+22.9
R+35.5
1,252
R
33.4%Bryan477
65.7%McKinley938
0.9%
R+32.3
D+10.5
R+24.7
1,428
R
28.5%Bryan243
71.2%McKinley608
0.4%
R+42.7
D+19.2
R+36.7
854
R
0.0%Cleveland0
62.0%Harrison386
38.0%
R+62.0
—
R+63.6
623
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
18.2%3,228
81.4%14,408
17,701
2022
R
12.1%1,375
65.4%7,415
11,336
2018
R
25.7%3,791
73.8%10,894
14,765
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+100 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,578 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Dickinson, ND in Dickinson, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+936
2012
+1,696
2013
+1,289
2014
+1,813
2015
+1,285
2016
−1,621
2017
−1,178
2018
+285
2019
+334
2021
−1,055
2022
−566
2023
+26
2024
+234
2025
+100
Dickinson anchors the Bakken-adjacent Stark County economy, and its population swings with energy prices — a dynamic that complicates cycle-over-cycle electoral comparisons and makes registration rolls unusually volatile.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 71.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.8 points.
A population of 38,366, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,906 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Celina, OH and Bismarck, ND.
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In 2024, Dickinson, ND, North Dakota voted Republican by 65.8 points (R+65.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 17,989 votes cast, 2,898 went Democratic and 14,743 went Republican.
When did Dickinson, ND, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dickinson, ND, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Dickinson, ND, North Dakota has a population of 38,366 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Median household income in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota is $85,906 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Dickinson, ND, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dickinson, ND, North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
