Burke County, North Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+74%. Republican peak: R+74 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,1562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $91,5912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Bollinger County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Burke CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Burke 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 | No data |
| 1912 | +3.9% |
| 1916 | +24.5% |
| 1920 | −54.0% |
| 1924 | −34.2% |
| 1928 | −19.4% |
| 1932 | +43.6% |
| 1936 | +30.5% |
| 1940 | −18.0% |
| 1944 | −11.1% |
| 1948 | −10.1% |
| 1952 | −41.4% |
| 1956 | −20.3% |
| 1960 | −19.8% |
| 1964 | +19.7% |
| 1968 | −19.8% |
| 1972 | −36.5% |
| 1976 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −52.0% |
| 1984 | −40.4% |
| 1988 | −16.4% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −6.2% |
| 2000 | −38.7% |
| 2004 | −40.5% |
| 2008 | −37.5% |
| 2012 | −52.7% |
| 2016 | −73.8% |
| 2020 | −74.2% |
| 2024 | −73.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 130 | 909 | 1,056 | ||
| R | 137 | 994 | 1,155 | ||
| R | 119 | 895 | 1,052 | ||
| R | 230 | 769 | 1,023 | ||
| R | 286 | 640 | 943 | ||
| R | 336 | 808 | 1,165 | ||
| R | 296 | 698 | 1,039 | ||
| R | 416 | 483 | 1,089 | ||
| R | 458 | 551 | 1,524 | ||
| R | 693 | 971 | 1,690 | ||
| R | 543 | 1,298 | 1,869 | ||
| R | 418 | 1,442 | 1,968 | ||
| R | 899 | 1,087 | 2,089 | ||
| R | 651 | 1,446 | 2,179 | ||
| R | 808 | 1,239 | 2,180 | ||
| D | 1,454 | 974 | 2,434 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 1,609 | 2,687 | ||
| R | 936 | 1,415 | 2,359 | ||
| R | 811 | 1,986 | 2,841 | ||
| R | 972 | 1,212 | 2,379 | ||
| R | 1,226 | 1,540 | 2,827 | ||
| R | 1,342 | 1,951 | 3,391 | ||
| D | 1,821 | 684 | 3,731 | ||
| D | 2,473 | 906 | 3,594 | ||
| R | 1,336 | 2,002 | 3,429 | ||
| O | 135 | 996 | 2,514 | ||
| R | 456 | 1,911 | 2,694 | ||
| D | 922 | 518 | 1,651 | ||
| O | 308 | 264 | 1,120 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
American
6.3%
Irish
6.1%
English
4.7%
French
4.0%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
0.5%
African American
1.4%
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: 39.7 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
$91,591
Burke County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Burke County$91,591
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Burke County ranks in the top 10% 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
5.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.8%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)5.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 7.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burke County, a sparsely settled oil-patch and wheat-farming corner of northwestern North Dakota, recorded an R+73.8 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest of any county in the country that cycle.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2020. The 2024 margin was seventy-four points.
A population of 2,156, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,591 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bollinger County and Holt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burke County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burke County, North Dakota voted Republican by 73.8 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,056 votes cast, 130 went Democratic and 909 went Republican.
What is Burke County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Burke 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 23 times, and other 2 times.
When did Burke County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burke County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Burke County, North Dakota?
Burke County, North Dakota has a population of 2,156 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burke County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Burke County, North Dakota is $91,591 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Burke County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burke County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.