Adams County, North Dakota: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+62 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,1452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,5002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Pierce County, ND · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Adams CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Adams County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 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
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 215 | 962 | 1,201 | ||
| R | 258 | 981 | 1,269 | ||
| R | 216 | 909 | 1,218 | ||
| R | 328 | 918 | 1,286 | ||
| R | 435 | 788 | 1,271 | ||
| R | 353 | 915 | 1,291 | ||
| R | 286 | 826 | 1,160 | ||
| R | 366 | 575 | 1,152 | ||
| R | 469 | 647 | 1,626 | ||
| R | 708 | 1,018 | 1,737 | ||
| R | 530 | 1,343 | 1,900 | ||
| R | 470 | 1,334 | 1,941 | ||
| D | 959 | 940 | 1,937 | ||
| R | 665 | 1,177 | 1,875 | ||
| R | 641 | 1,020 | 1,781 | ||
| D | 1,010 | 877 | 1,888 | ||
| R | 832 | 1,232 | 2,064 | ||
| R | 723 | 1,338 | 2,063 | ||
| R | 633 | 1,561 | 2,213 | ||
| R | 753 | 908 | 1,780 | ||
| R | 668 | 966 | 1,648 | ||
| R | 837 | 1,231 | 2,095 | ||
| D | 1,321 | 746 | 2,404 | ||
| D | 1,514 | 915 | 2,606 | ||
| R | 644 | 1,590 | 2,250 | ||
| O | 106 | 776 | 1,928 | ||
| R | 347 | 1,377 | 1,768 | ||
| D | 532 | 469 | 1,075 | ||
| O | 249 | 205 | 849 | ||
| R | 201 | 577 | 819 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.4%
English
7.7%
Irish
5.7%
American
2.1%
French
1.8%
Polish
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,500
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Adams County$62,500
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Adams County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A median household income of $62,500, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,145 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pierce County and Lincoln County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Adams County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Adams County, North Dakota voted Republican by 62.2 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,201 votes cast, 215 went Democratic and 962 went Republican.
What is Adams County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Adams County, North Dakota in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 23 times, and other 2 times.
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. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.