Bowman County, North Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+73 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,9062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,1092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stevens County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bowman CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bowman County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −35.5% |
| 1912 | +5.7% |
| 1916 | +27.0% |
| 1920 | −51.0% |
| 1924 | −41.3% |
| 1928 | −11.2% |
| 1932 | +31.1% |
| 1936 | +29.1% |
| 1940 | −2.5% |
| 1944 | −12.5% |
| 1948 | −8.7% |
| 1952 | −43.2% |
| 1956 | −16.9% |
| 1960 | −10.1% |
| 1964 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | −22.4% |
| 1972 | −26.0% |
| 1976 | −6.1% |
| 1980 | −49.3% |
| 1984 | −46.4% |
| 1988 | −20.0% |
| 1992 | −10.8% |
| 1996 | −15.0% |
| 2000 | −51.0% |
| 2004 | −51.5% |
| 2008 | −38.4% |
| 2012 | −49.9% |
| 2016 | −68.2% |
| 2020 | −70.4% |
| 2024 | −72.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 207 | 1,384 | 1,618 | ||
| R | 228 | 1,395 | 1,657 | ||
| R | 227 | 1,446 | 1,787 | ||
| R | 414 | 1,280 | 1,737 | ||
| R | 478 | 1,107 | 1,640 | ||
| R | 397 | 1,280 | 1,716 | ||
| R | 330 | 1,080 | 1,471 | ||
| R | 489 | 710 | 1,473 | ||
| R | 506 | 712 | 1,907 | ||
| R | 737 | 1,111 | 1,867 | ||
| R | 562 | 1,559 | 2,149 | ||
| R | 454 | 1,507 | 2,138 | ||
| R | 911 | 1,033 | 1,998 | ||
| R | 643 | 1,111 | 1,801 | ||
| R | 559 | 927 | 1,642 | ||
| D | 1,070 | 756 | 1,827 | ||
| R | 847 | 1,038 | 1,888 | ||
| R | 715 | 1,007 | 1,726 | ||
| R | 540 | 1,375 | 1,931 | ||
| R | 597 | 723 | 1,451 | ||
| R | 609 | 785 | 1,410 | ||
| R | 882 | 927 | 1,831 | ||
| D | 1,118 | 534 | 2,010 | ||
| D | 1,292 | 616 | 2,176 | ||
| R | 821 | 1,031 | 1,875 | ||
| O | 67 | 776 | 1,718 | ||
| R | 321 | 1,192 | 1,708 | ||
| D | 685 | 374 | 1,151 | ||
| O | 361 | 302 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 209 | 451 | 682 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.7%
American
9.5%
English
6.9%
Polish
5.9%
Irish
5.6%
Italian
2.1%
French
0.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.8 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
$72,109
Bowman County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bowman County$72,109
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Bowman 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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)13.3%
Seniors (65+)7.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.7%
Spanish1.1%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bowman sits in the state's southwestern corner along the South Dakota line, where ranching economy and sparse settlement have long produced some of the most lopsided Republican margins in the region — 72 points in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-three points.
A population of 2,906, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,109 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stevens County and Toole County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bowman County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bowman County, North Dakota voted Republican by 72.7 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,618 votes cast, 207 went Democratic and 1,384 went Republican.
What is Bowman County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Bowman County, North Dakota in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 4 times, Republican 24 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bowman County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bowman County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bowman County, North Dakota?
Bowman County, North Dakota has a population of 2,906 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bowman County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Bowman County, North Dakota is $72,109 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Bowman County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bowman County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.