† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 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
GroupFargo, ND-MNUnited States
German33.7%12.5%
Norwegian25.3%—
Irish7.3%9.4%
English5.3%9.5%
Swedish5.2%—
French3.0%1.6%
American2.5%5.3%
Polish2.2%2.2%
African American†2.4%9.9%
Liberian1.3%—
African1.1%0.5%
Somali0.4%—
Nigerian0.4%0.2%
Ghanaian0.2%—
Mexican2.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Asian Indian0.5%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Filipino0.3%0.9%
Korean0.3%0.4%
Nepalese0.3%—
Chinese0.2%1.3%
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
Fargo, ND-MN
United States
Median age
33
39.1
Age 18–24
14.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fargo, ND-MN
United States
Median household income
$76,985
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
41.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fargo, ND-MN
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
2.0%
Other languages
1.9%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fargo, ND-MN
United States
Catholic
14.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.1%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
23.4%
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.
Fargo, ND-MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−38.9%
1896
−7.4%
1900
−30.4%
1904
−66.3%
1908
−26.7%
1912
+11.0%
1916
+3.7%
1920
−55.7%
1924
−51.0%
1928
−29.8%
1932
+19.0%
1936
+26.1%
1940
+3.4%
1944
+1.8%
1948
+2.5%
1952
−27.9%
1956
−19.8%
1960
−14.0%
1964
+15.1%
1968
−9.9%
1972
−17.1%
1976
−6.6%
1980
−17.9%
1984
−17.9%
1988
−5.3%
1992
−9.2%
1996
−1.2%
2000
−16.6%
2004
−15.9%
2008
+9.7%
2012
+0.1%
2016
−8.2%
2020
−0.8%
2024
−6.0%
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
45.6%Harris56,425
51.6%Trump63,838
1.5%Oliver1,806 +7
R+6.0
R+5.2
R+4.5
123,725
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.6%63,838
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic45.6%56,425
Chase OliverLibertarian1.5%1,806
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,149
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.2%309
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%115
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%27
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%26
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%24
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%6
R
47.9%Biden56,668
48.7%Trump57,662
3.3%
R+0.8
D+7.3
R+5.3
118,292
R
40.2%Clinton44,332
48.4%Trump53,359
11.4%
R+8.2
R+8.3
R+10.3
110,219
D
48.6%Obama49,920
48.4%Romney49,775
3.0%
D+0.1
R+9.5
R+3.7
102,741
D
53.9%Obama54,288
44.2%McCain44,544
1.8%
D+9.7
D+25.5
D+2.4
100,678
R
41.3%Kerry38,999
57.2%Bush53,984
1.6%
R+15.9
D+0.7
R+13.4
94,448
R
38.3%Gore31,579
54.9%Bush45,248
6.7%
R+16.6
R+15.4
R+17.1
82,353
R
44.8%Clinton32,169
46.0%Dole33,002
9.2%
R+1.2
D+8.1
R+9.7
71,790
R
36.5%Clinton27,922
45.7%Bush34,978
17.9%
R+9.2
R+3.9
R+14.8
76,594
R
47.0%Dukakis33,293
52.3%Bush37,079
0.7%
R+5.3
D+12.5
D+2.4
70,842
R
40.7%Mondale28,348
58.6%Reagan40,786
0.7%
R+17.9
±0.0
D+0.4
69,607
R
34.0%Carter22,502
51.9%Reagan34,333
14.1%
R+17.9
R+11.3
R+8.2
66,128
R
45.6%Carter28,755
52.1%Ford32,900
2.3%
R+6.6
D+10.6
R+8.6
63,119
R
40.8%McGovern23,149
57.9%Nixon32,859
1.2%
R+17.1
R+7.2
D+6.0
56,706
R
42.9%Humphrey18,806
52.8%Nixon23,150
4.3%
R+9.9
R+25.0
R+9.2
43,831
D
57.5%Johnson25,835
42.4%Goldwater19,057
0.1%
D+15.1
D+29.0
R+7.5
44,954
R
43.0%Kennedy19,454
57.0%Nixon25,776
0.1%
R+14.0
D+5.8
R+14.1
45,255
R
40.1%Stevenson15,878
59.8%Eisenhower23,715
0.1%
R+19.8
D+8.1
R+4.4
39,625
R
36.0%Stevenson14,229
63.9%Eisenhower25,272
0.2%
R+27.9
R+30.4
R+17.1
39,578
D
50.2%Truman16,561
47.7%Dewey15,732
2.1%
D+2.5
D+0.7
R+2.0
32,981
D
50.6%Roosevelt15,620
48.8%Dewey15,053
0.5%
D+1.8
R+1.5
R+5.7
30,841
D
51.5%Roosevelt18,206
48.1%Willkie17,017
0.4%
D+3.4
R+22.7
R+6.6
35,379
D
59.7%Roosevelt18,682
33.6%Landon10,512
6.7%
D+26.1
D+7.1
D+1.8
31,291
D
58.4%Roosevelt17,032
39.4%Hoover11,493
2.2%
D+19.0
D+48.8
D+1.2
29,158
R
34.8%Smith9,443
64.6%Hoover17,537
0.6%
R+29.8
D+21.2
R+12.4
27,130
R
8.2%Davis1,791
59.1%Coolidge12,987
32.7%
R+51.0
D+4.7
R+25.8
21,957
R
20.0%Cox4,152
75.7%Harding15,678
4.2%
R+55.7
R+59.4
R+29.5
20,709
D
49.8%Wilson5,019
46.0%Hughes4,642
4.2%
D+3.7
R+7.3
D+0.6
10,084
O
34.1%Wilson2,756
23.1%Taft1,865
42.7%
Roosevelt +8.6
D+37.7
R+8.5
8,071
R
34.5%Bryan3,125
61.2%Taft5,538
4.3%
R+26.7
D+39.6
R+17.1
9,051
R
13.3%Parker997
79.6%Roosevelt5,973
7.2%
R+66.3
R+35.9
R+46.6
7,507
R
32.9%Bryan2,801
63.3%McKinley5,388
3.7%
R+30.4
R+23.0
R+22.9
8,507
R
45.5%Bryan3,997
52.9%McKinley4,644
1.6%
R+7.4
D+31.6
R+1.3
8,779
R
9.7%Cleveland594
48.6%Harrison2,981
41.7%
R+38.9
—
R+40.6
6,132
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+502 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +20,733 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Fargo, ND-MN in Fargo, ND-MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,392
2012
+1,928
2013
+3,273
2014
+2,004
2015
+2,171
2016
+1,616
2017
+1,045
2018
+564
2019
−468
2021
+3,173
2022
+1,786
2023
+1,685
2024
+62
2025
+502
Fargo anchors the Red River Valley with a population split between North Dakota and a sliver of Minnesota, and despite North Dakota State University's student presence, the metro delivered one of the widest presidential margins of any mid-sized city in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 66.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.0 points.
A population of 259,459, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,985 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grand Forks, ND-MN and Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
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In 2024, Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 6.0 points (R+6.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 123,725 votes cast, 56,425 went Democratic and 63,838 went Republican.
When did Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 259,459 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota is $76,985 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Fargo, ND-MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.
