Burleigh County, North Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1892.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 100,6002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,8512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lewis County, WA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Burleigh CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Burleigh 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 | −68.6% |
| 1896 | −36.5% |
| 1900 | −33.3% |
| 1904 | −68.5% |
| 1908 | −34.2% |
| 1912 | −5.6% |
| 1916 | +3.3% |
| 1920 | −60.3% |
| 1924 | −46.8% |
| 1928 | −12.4% |
| 1932 | +34.8% |
| 1936 | +39.8% |
| 1940 | −14.7% |
| 1944 | −20.2% |
| 1948 | −22.7% |
| 1952 | −59.5% |
| 1956 | −47.9% |
| 1960 | −24.4% |
| 1964 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | −33.2% |
| 1972 | −39.1% |
| 1976 | −19.1% |
| 1980 | −45.4% |
| 1984 | −38.2% |
| 1988 | −24.9% |
| 1992 | −23.3% |
| 1996 | −16.0% |
| 2000 | −36.6% |
| 2004 | −38.5% |
| 2008 | −23.6% |
| 2012 | −31.9% |
| 2016 | −45.1% |
| 2020 | −40.2% |
| 2024 | −42.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,215 | 36,595 | 52,263 | ||
| R | 14,348 | 34,744 | 50,753 | ||
| R | 10,881 | 32,532 | 47,979 | ||
| R | 14,122 | 27,951 | 43,387 | ||
| R | 15,600 | 25,443 | 41,772 | ||
| R | 11,621 | 26,577 | 38,814 | ||
| R | 9,842 | 22,467 | 34,482 | ||
| R | 10,679 | 15,464 | 29,890 | ||
| R | 8,940 | 16,484 | 32,384 | ||
| R | 10,760 | 18,000 | 29,084 | ||
| R | 8,781 | 19,913 | 29,176 | ||
| R | 6,129 | 18,437 | 27,137 | ||
| R | 9,188 | 13,680 | 23,549 | ||
| R | 5,841 | 13,909 | 20,644 | ||
| R | 5,139 | 10,661 | 16,649 | ||
| D | 8,120 | 7,239 | 15,419 | ||
| R | 5,761 | 9,492 | 15,278 | ||
| R | 3,231 | 9,199 | 12,467 | ||
| R | 2,400 | 9,526 | 11,975 | ||
| R | 3,117 | 5,049 | 8,493 | ||
| R | 3,061 | 4,616 | 7,700 | ||
| R | 4,350 | 5,858 | 10,266 | ||
| D | 6,314 | 2,447 | 9,723 | ||
| D | 5,621 | 2,687 | 8,439 | ||
| R | 3,076 | 3,955 | 7,115 | ||
| R | 379 | 3,152 | 5,928 | ||
| R | 943 | 4,300 | 5,564 | ||
| D | 1,267 | 1,182 | 2,600 | ||
| R | 609 | 720 | 1,989 | ||
| R | 660 | 1,375 | 2,089 | ||
| R | 237 | 1,340 | 1,610 | ||
| R | 339 | 679 | 1,022 | ||
| R | 338 | 729 | 1,070 | ||
| R | 0 | 640 | 933 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
43.8%
Irish
7.5%
English
5.1%
American
2.7%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.2%
Polish
1.1%
African American
1.6%
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: 38.5 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
$86,851
Burleigh County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Burleigh County$86,851
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Burleigh 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)7.3%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Despite hosting the state capital and its professional class, Burleigh County delivered a 42-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting how thoroughly small-city prairie counties have shifted toward one-party dominance over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-nine points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 100,600, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,851 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewis County and Boone County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burleigh County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burleigh County, North Dakota voted Republican by 42.8 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,263 votes cast, 14,215 went Democratic and 36,595 went Republican.
What is Burleigh County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Burleigh 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 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burleigh County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burleigh County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Burleigh County, North Dakota?
Burleigh County, North Dakota has a population of 100,600 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burleigh County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Burleigh County, North Dakota is $86,851 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Burleigh County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burleigh County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.