† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 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
GroupWilliston, NDNorth DakotaUnited States
German17.5%34.5%12.5%
Norwegian16.1%20.3%—
English6.2%5.1%9.5%
Irish5.9%7.3%9.4%
American4.4%2.9%5.3%
Swedish2.1%3.2%—
Polish1.6%1.6%2.2%
French1.4%2.3%1.6%
Mexican7.7%2.8%11.3%
Peruvian0.6%——
Chilean0.3%——
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†3.1%1.6%9.9%
African1.0%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa1.1%0.6%—
Maya0.4%——
Filipino1.0%0.3%0.9%
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
Williston, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median age
31.8
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
9.9%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Williston, ND
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$85,595
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.6%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Williston, ND
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.5%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
2.3%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.2%
0.4%
0.7%
Other languages
1.4%
1.2%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Williston, ND
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
10.1%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
61.9%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.0%
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.
Williston, ND
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−44.6%
1896
−10.6%
1900
−44.5%
1904
−43.8%
1908
−28.8%
1912
+6.4%
1916
+27.1%
1920
−42.3%
1924
−30.7%
1928
−17.3%
1932
+48.1%
1936
+51.9%
1940
+29.2%
1944
+25.3%
1948
+8.0%
1952
−17.8%
1956
−0.4%
1960
+2.1%
1964
+27.0%
1968
−9.3%
1972
−22.6%
1976
−0.5%
1980
−40.2%
1984
−43.3%
1988
−16.9%
1992
−6.6%
1996
−7.3%
2000
−36.6%
2004
−42.2%
2008
−36.0%
2012
−49.6%
2016
−65.1%
2020
−66.8%
2024
−67.6%
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
15.1%Harris2,276
82.7%Trump12,501
1.5%Oliver233 +1
R+67.6
R+0.9
R+66.1
15,122
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%12,501
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic15.1%2,276
Chase OliverLibertarian1.5%233
OtherAll other candidates0.7%112
R
15.1%Biden2,169
81.9%Trump11,739
3.0%
R+66.8
R+1.7
R+71.2
14,334
R
13.5%Clinton1,735
78.6%Trump10,069
7.8%
R+65.1
R+15.5
R+67.2
12,807
R
23.7%Obama2,322
73.2%Romney7,184
3.1%
R+49.6
R+13.6
R+53.4
9,808
R
31.2%Obama2,921
67.1%McCain6,291
1.7%
R+36.0
D+6.2
R+43.2
9,373
R
28.1%Kerry2,512
70.3%Bush6,278
1.6%
R+42.2
R+5.6
R+39.7
8,929
R
29.8%Gore2,330
66.4%Bush5,187
3.7%
R+36.6
R+29.3
R+37.1
7,807
R
38.5%Clinton3,018
45.8%Dole3,590
15.7%
R+7.3
R+0.7
R+15.8
7,840
R
30.3%Clinton3,008
36.9%Bush3,664
32.7%
R+6.6
D+10.3
R+12.2
9,917
R
41.0%Dukakis4,004
57.9%Bush5,653
1.1%
R+16.9
D+26.4
R+9.2
9,768
R
27.6%Mondale3,177
70.9%Reagan8,166
1.6%
R+43.3
R+3.1
R+25.1
11,523
R
25.7%Carter2,545
65.9%Reagan6,530
8.4%
R+40.2
R+39.8
R+30.5
9,904
R
48.2%Carter4,189
48.7%Ford4,230
3.1%
R+0.5
D+22.1
R+2.5
8,692
R
37.3%McGovern2,989
59.9%Nixon4,800
2.8%
R+22.6
R+13.3
D+0.6
8,014
R
42.2%Humphrey3,263
51.5%Nixon3,980
6.3%
R+9.3
R+36.3
R+8.6
7,726
D
63.4%Johnson5,352
36.4%Goldwater3,076
0.1%
D+27.0
D+24.9
D+4.4
8,439
D
51.0%Kennedy4,683
48.9%Nixon4,492
0.0%
D+2.1
D+2.5
D+1.9
9,177
R
49.7%Stevenson4,157
50.1%Eisenhower4,188
0.2%
R+0.4
D+17.4
D+15.0
8,364
R
40.7%Stevenson2,999
58.5%Eisenhower4,307
0.8%
R+17.8
R+25.7
R+7.0
7,367
D
46.8%Truman2,571
38.8%Dewey2,133
14.4%
D+8.0
R+17.3
D+3.5
5,495
D
61.8%Roosevelt3,748
36.6%Dewey2,217
1.6%
D+25.3
R+4.0
D+17.8
6,063
D
63.5%Roosevelt4,579
34.3%Willkie2,470
2.2%
D+29.2
R+22.7
D+19.3
7,211
D
65.6%Roosevelt4,903
13.7%Landon1,021
20.7%
D+51.9
D+3.8
D+27.7
7,473
D
70.1%Roosevelt4,823
21.9%Hoover1,509
8.0%
D+48.1
D+65.5
D+30.4
6,884
R
39.9%Smith2,503
57.3%Hoover3,591
2.8%
R+17.3
D+13.3
D+0.1
6,272
O
6.1%Davis308
36.8%Coolidge1,865
57.2%
La Follette +20.4
D+11.6
R+5.5
5,073
R
23.1%Cox1,330
65.3%Harding3,768
11.6%
R+42.3
R+69.4
R+16.1
5,769
D
55.4%Wilson1,769
28.3%Hughes903
16.3%
D+27.1
D+20.7
D+24.0
3,193
O
30.5%Wilson696
24.1%Taft549
45.4%
Roosevelt +14.9
D+35.3
R+13.1
2,280
R
31.6%Bryan1,034
60.4%Taft1,979
8.0%
R+28.8
D+14.9
R+19.3
3,276
R
27.2%Parker316
70.9%Roosevelt825
1.9%
R+43.8
D+0.7
R+24.1
1,163
R
27.5%Bryan95
72.0%McKinley249
0.6%
R+44.5
R+33.9
R+37.0
346
R
44.1%Bryan83
54.8%McKinley103
1.1%
R+10.6
D+33.9
R+4.6
188
O
0.0%Cleveland0
44.6%Harrison45
55.4%
Weaver +10.9
—
R+46.2
101
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
17.2%2,542
82.3%12,156
14,768
2022
R
13.1%970
61.8%4,578
7,409
2018
R
26.7%2,976
72.8%8,117
11,151
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+352 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +8,960 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Williston, ND in Williston, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,696
2012
+2,037
2013
+2,489
2014
+2,089
2015
+2,620
2016
−1,608
2017
−1,296
2018
+1,483
2019
+1,601
2021
−2,949
2022
−1,012
2023
+676
2024
+782
2025
+352
Williston's population roughly doubled during the 2010s fracking boom, pulling in transient workers and reshaping housing and services. Energy prices and extraction-industry sentiment have since become the dominant lens through which local voters read federal candidates.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.6 points.
A population of 39,555, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,595 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Minot, ND and Gillette, WY.
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In 2024, Williston, ND, North Dakota voted Republican by 67.6 points (R+67.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,122 votes cast, 2,276 went Democratic and 12,501 went Republican.
When did Williston, ND, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Williston, ND, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Williston, ND, North Dakota?
Williston, ND, North Dakota has a population of 39,555 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williston, ND, North Dakota?
Median household income in Williston, ND, North Dakota is $85,595 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Williston, ND, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Williston, ND, North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
