Eddy County, North Dakota: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,3072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,8502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Taylor County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Eddy CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Eddy County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −51.4% |
| 1896 | −6.7% |
| 1900 | −31.2% |
| 1904 | −55.5% |
| 1908 | −18.5% |
| 1912 | +19.5% |
| 1916 | +11.5% |
| 1920 | −42.7% |
| 1924 | −34.8% |
| 1928 | +7.3% |
| 1932 | +53.5% |
| 1936 | +42.4% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | +3.3% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −35.2% |
| 1956 | −12.0% |
| 1960 | −1.5% |
| 1964 | +28.3% |
| 1968 | −6.3% |
| 1972 | −5.7% |
| 1976 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | −32.6% |
| 1984 | −13.6% |
| 1988 | −8.6% |
| 1992 | −1.0% |
| 1996 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | −19.3% |
| 2004 | −10.0% |
| 2008 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | −12.8% |
| 2016 | −35.4% |
| 2020 | −37.4% |
| 2024 | −45.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 316 | 862 | 1,205 | ||
| R | 383 | 854 | 1,261 | ||
| R | 355 | 791 | 1,231 | ||
| R | 486 | 634 | 1,157 | ||
| D | 583 | 548 | 1,165 | ||
| R | 534 | 655 | 1,213 | ||
| R | 458 | 703 | 1,268 | ||
| D | 553 | 517 | 1,281 | ||
| R | 575 | 591 | 1,615 | ||
| R | 748 | 891 | 1,658 | ||
| R | 796 | 1,049 | 1,860 | ||
| R | 539 | 1,153 | 1,883 | ||
| D | 1,123 | 890 | 2,054 | ||
| R | 911 | 1,022 | 1,964 | ||
| R | 893 | 1,018 | 1,992 | ||
| D | 1,337 | 747 | 2,088 | ||
| R | 1,152 | 1,188 | 2,342 | ||
| R | 973 | 1,239 | 2,212 | ||
| R | 728 | 1,534 | 2,288 | ||
| R | 919 | 952 | 2,032 | ||
| D | 1,042 | 974 | 2,048 | ||
| D | 1,368 | 1,319 | 2,724 | ||
| D | 1,729 | 579 | 2,711 | ||
| D | 1,888 | 537 | 2,527 | ||
| D | 1,240 | 1,071 | 2,322 | ||
| O | 101 | 881 | 2,240 | ||
| R | 577 | 1,525 | 2,218 | ||
| D | 650 | 505 | 1,256 | ||
| D | 376 | 199 | 910 | ||
| R | 368 | 540 | 931 | ||
| R | 162 | 596 | 782 | ||
| R | 235 | 455 | 706 | ||
| R | 243 | 278 | 523 | ||
| R | 0 | 202 | 393 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.6%
Irish
9.2%
English
4.7%
American
3.4%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
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: 47.5 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
$50,850
Eddy County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Eddy County$50,850
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Eddy County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.5%
speak English only
Other languages0.7%
Spanish0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Eddy County's roughly 2,700 residents make it among the least populous in North Dakota, yet it has returned presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep red alignment typical of the state's rural agricultural interior.
The Democratic margin here peaked at fifty-three points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 2,307, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,850 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Elk County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eddy County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eddy County, North Dakota voted Republican by 45.3 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,205 votes cast, 316 went Democratic and 862 went Republican.
What is Eddy County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Eddy County, North Dakota in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.
When did Eddy County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eddy County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Eddy County, North Dakota?
Eddy County, North Dakota has a population of 2,307 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eddy County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Eddy County, North Dakota is $50,850 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Eddy County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eddy County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.