Golden Valley 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
- 1,6532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,0212024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Boyd County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Golden Valley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Golden Valley 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 | No data |
| 1916 | +15.6% |
| 1920 | −58.3% |
| 1924 | −38.9% |
| 1928 | −25.7% |
| 1932 | +21.8% |
| 1936 | +24.7% |
| 1940 | −11.7% |
| 1944 | −23.0% |
| 1948 | −14.5% |
| 1952 | −51.9% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −10.2% |
| 1964 | −9.1% |
| 1968 | −32.3% |
| 1972 | −33.5% |
| 1976 | −12.7% |
| 1980 | −55.4% |
| 1984 | −48.4% |
| 1988 | −33.2% |
| 1992 | −22.3% |
| 1996 | −30.8% |
| 2000 | −56.0% |
| 2004 | −56.5% |
| 2008 | −49.4% |
| 2012 | −62.5% |
| 2016 | −72.8% |
| 2020 | −71.5% |
| 2024 | −73.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 122 | 847 | 991 | ||
| R | 137 | 871 | 1,026 | ||
| R | 99 | 796 | 957 | ||
| R | 162 | 742 | 928 | ||
| R | 210 | 642 | 875 | ||
| R | 195 | 719 | 927 | ||
| R | 156 | 611 | 812 | ||
| R | 235 | 520 | 924 | ||
| R | 255 | 503 | 1,114 | ||
| R | 388 | 781 | 1,183 | ||
| R | 325 | 964 | 1,319 | ||
| R | 259 | 1,006 | 1,349 | ||
| R | 479 | 633 | 1,208 | ||
| R | 362 | 774 | 1,229 | ||
| R | 348 | 735 | 1,199 | ||
| R | 602 | 722 | 1,324 | ||
| R | 672 | 825 | 1,499 | ||
| R | 567 | 824 | 1,397 | ||
| R | 376 | 1,186 | 1,562 | ||
| R | 585 | 788 | 1,401 | ||
| R | 443 | 709 | 1,158 | ||
| R | 689 | 873 | 1,571 | ||
| D | 991 | 581 | 1,659 | ||
| D | 1,023 | 653 | 1,695 | ||
| R | 552 | 937 | 1,499 | ||
| R | 140 | 718 | 1,487 | ||
| R | 286 | 1,177 | 1,527 | ||
| D | 697 | 499 | 1,269 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
48.8%
Irish
12.0%
English
9.6%
Polish
7.6%
American
6.6%
French
2.5%
Scottish
0.5%
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.
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: 47.2 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
$68,021
Golden Valley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Golden Valley County$68,021
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Golden Valley 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
19.8%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1844.7%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)21.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
99.0%
speak English only
Spanish0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Golden Valley is a sparsely populated ranching county in western North Dakota where the 2024 presidential race broke R+73.2 — among the widest margins of any county in the country. Fewer than 2,000 residents make each precinct return outsized in percentage terms.
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 1,653, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,021 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boyd County and Morrill County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Golden Valley County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Golden Valley County, North Dakota voted Republican by 73.2 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 991 votes cast, 122 went Democratic and 847 went Republican.
What is Golden Valley County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Golden Valley 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 3 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Golden Valley County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Golden Valley County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Golden Valley County, North Dakota?
Golden Valley County, North Dakota has a population of 1,653 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Golden Valley County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Golden Valley County, North Dakota is $68,021 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Golden Valley County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Golden Valley County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.