Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAdams CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
German43.4%34.5%12.5%
Norwegian23.4%20.3%—
English7.7%5.1%9.5%
Irish5.7%7.3%9.4%
Swedish2.7%3.2%—
Danish2.7%——
Hungarian2.4%——
American2.1%2.9%5.3%
Mexican4.5%2.8%11.3%
Filipino1.9%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
Adams County
North Dakota
United States
Median age
46.1
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
26.8%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Adams County
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$62,500
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Adams County
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.7%
6.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
2.3%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.7%
0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
2.0%
0.4%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Adams County
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
12.2%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
22.3%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
30.8%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
34.7%
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.
Adams County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
4 precincts · 1,201 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Adams County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -11
215
962
24
1,201
17.9%
80.1%
R+62.2
Adams 39-01 Voting District01
0
0
0
0
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Even
Adams 39-02 Voting District02
0
0
0
0
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Even
Adams 39-03 Voting District03
0
0
0
0
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Even
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
−45.9%
1912
+5.2%
1916
+5.9%
1920
−58.3%
1924
−34.8%
1928
−42.0%
1932
+23.0%
1936
+23.9%
1940
−18.8%
1944
−18.1%
1948
−8.7%
1952
−41.9%
1956
−29.8%
1960
−19.4%
1964
+7.0%
1968
−21.3%
1972
−27.3%
1976
+1.0%
1980
−44.5%
1984
−42.8%
1988
−17.8%
1992
−10.9%
1996
−18.1%
2000
−46.6%
2004
−43.5%
2008
−27.8%
2012
−45.9%
2016
−56.9%
2020
−57.0%
2024
−62.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 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
17.9%Harris215
80.1%Trump962
1.2%Oliver14 +1
R+62.2
R+5.2
R+60.7
1,201
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.1%962
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.9%215
Chase OliverLibertarian1.2%14
OtherAll other candidates0.8%10
R
20.3%Biden258
77.3%Trump981
2.4%Jorgensen30
R+57.0
R+0.1
R+61.4
1,269
R
17.7%Clinton216
74.6%Trump909
5.3%Johnson65
R+56.9
R+11.0
R+59.0
1,218
R
25.5%Obama328
71.4%Romney918
3.1%
R+45.9
R+18.1
R+49.7
1,286
R
34.2%Obama435
62.0%McCain788
3.8%
R+27.8
D+15.8
R+35.0
1,271
R
27.3%Kerry353
70.9%Bush915
1.8%
R+43.5
D+3.0
R+41.1
1,291
R
24.7%Gore286
71.2%Bush826
2.0%Nader23
R+46.6
R+28.4
R+47.1
1,160
R
31.8%Clinton366
49.9%Dole575
17.4%Perot200
R+18.1
R+7.2
R+26.7
1,152
R
28.8%Clinton469
39.8%Bush647
30.7%Perot499
R+10.9
D+6.9
R+16.5
1,626
R
40.8%Dukakis708
58.6%Bush1,018
0.6%
R+17.8
D+24.9
R+10.1
1,737
R
27.9%Mondale530
70.7%Reagan1,343
1.4%
R+42.8
D+1.7
R+24.6
1,900
R
24.2%Carter470
68.7%Reagan1,334
7.1%
R+44.5
R+45.5
R+34.8
1,941
D
49.5%Carter959
48.5%Ford940
2.0%
D+1.0
D+28.3
R+1.1
1,937
R
35.5%McGovern665
62.8%Nixon1,177
1.8%
R+27.3
R+6.0
R+4.2
1,875
R
36.0%Humphrey641
57.3%Nixon1,020
6.7%
R+21.3
R+28.3
R+20.6
1,781
D
53.5%Johnson1,010
46.5%Goldwater877
0.1%
D+7.0
D+26.4
R+15.5
1,888
R
40.3%Kennedy832
59.7%Nixon1,232
0.0%
R+19.4
D+10.4
R+19.5
2,064
R
35.0%Stevenson723
64.9%Eisenhower1,338
0.1%
R+29.8
D+12.1
R+14.4
2,063
R
28.6%Stevenson633
70.5%Eisenhower1,561
0.9%
R+41.9
R+33.2
R+31.2
2,213
R
42.3%Truman753
51.0%Dewey908
6.7%
R+8.7
D+9.4
R+13.2
1,780
R
40.5%Roosevelt668
58.6%Dewey966
0.8%
R+18.1
D+0.7
R+25.6
1,648
R
40.0%Roosevelt837
58.8%Willkie1,231
1.3%
R+18.8
R+42.7
R+28.8
2,095
D
55.0%Roosevelt1,321
31.0%Landon746
14.0%
D+23.9
D+0.9
R+0.3
2,404
D
58.1%Roosevelt1,514
35.1%Hoover915
6.8%
D+23.0
D+65.0
D+5.2
2,606
R
28.6%Smith644
70.7%Hoover1,590
0.7%
R+42.0
R+7.3
R+24.6
2,250
O
5.5%Davis106
40.2%Coolidge776
54.2%La Follette1,045
La Follette +14.0
D+23.5
R+9.6
1,928
R
19.6%Cox347
77.9%Harding1,377
2.5%
R+58.3
R+64.1
R+32.1
1,768
D
49.5%Wilson532
43.6%Hughes469
6.9%
D+5.9
D+0.7
D+2.7
1,075
O
29.3%Wilson249
24.1%Taft205
46.5%
Roosevelt +17.2
D+51.1
R+14.4
849
R
24.5%Bryan201
70.5%Taft577
5.0%
R+45.9
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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
21.7%259
78.3%933
1,192
2022
R
13.6%126
70.1%651
929
2018
R
31.4%364
68.6%796
1,160
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+63 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −82 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $88,571 in average income, against $72,172 for residents who stayed — 23% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
Domestic migration in Adams County, ND in Adams County, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−34
2012
+30
2013
+53
2014
+4
2015
+5
2016
−50
2017
−26
2018
−51
2019
−59
2021
−20
2022
−28
2023
+37
2024
−6
2025
+63
Adams County's 2024 presidential margin of R+62.2 reflects a pattern common to the rural Northern Plains: sparse population, an agricultural economy, and lopsided Republican performance that has held steady across recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.2 points.
A population of 2,145, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,500 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and LaMoure County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Adams County, North Dakota voted Republican by 62.2 points (R+62.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,201 votes cast, 215 went Democratic and 962 went Republican.
When did Adams County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Adams County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Adams County, North Dakota?
Adams County, North Dakota has a population of 2,145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Adams County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Adams County, North Dakota is $62,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Adams County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Adams County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.
