Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGolden Valley CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
German48.8%34.5%12.5%
Irish12.0%7.3%9.4%
English9.6%5.1%9.5%
Norwegian8.0%20.3%—
Polish7.6%1.6%2.2%
American6.6%2.9%5.3%
French2.5%2.3%1.6%
Swedish2.1%3.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Golden Valley County
North Dakota
United States
Median age
47.2
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
4.4%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
29.1%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Golden Valley County
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$68,021
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.8%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.6%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Golden Valley County
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.0%
6.7%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Golden Valley County
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
23.7%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.6%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.5%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
18.1%
21.0%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Golden Valley County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
2 precincts · 991 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Golden Valley County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -PCT 1PCT 1
122
847
22
991
12.3%
85.5%
R+73.2
Golden Valley Precinct 101
0
0
0
0
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1916–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
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
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
12.3%Harris122
85.5%Trump847
1.5%Oliver15 +1
R+73.2
R+1.6
R+71.7
991
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.5%847
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.3%122
Chase OliverLibertarian1.5%15
OtherAll other candidates0.7%7
R
13.4%Biden137
84.9%Trump871
1.6%Jorgensen16
R+71.5
D+1.3
R+76.0
1,026
R
10.3%Clinton99
83.2%Trump796
4.2%Johnson40
R+72.8
R+10.3
R+74.9
957
R
17.5%Obama162
80.0%Romney742
2.6%
R+62.5
R+13.1
R+66.4
928
R
24.0%Obama210
73.4%McCain642
2.6%
R+49.4
D+7.2
R+56.6
875
R
21.0%Kerry195
77.6%Bush719
1.4%
R+56.5
R+0.5
R+54.1
927
R
19.2%Gore156
75.2%Bush611
3.2%Nader26
R+56.0
R+25.2
R+56.6
812
R
25.4%Clinton235
56.3%Dole520
17.6%Perot163
R+30.8
R+8.6
R+39.4
924
R
22.9%Clinton255
45.2%Bush503
31.6%Perot352
R+22.3
D+11.0
R+27.8
1,114
R
32.8%Dukakis388
66.0%Bush781
1.2%
R+33.2
D+15.2
R+25.5
1,183
R
24.6%Mondale325
73.1%Reagan964
2.3%
R+48.4
D+6.9
R+30.2
1,319
R
19.2%Carter259
74.6%Reagan1,006
6.2%
R+55.4
R+42.6
R+45.6
1,349
R
39.7%Carter479
52.4%Ford633
7.9%
R+12.7
D+20.8
R+14.8
1,208
R
29.5%McGovern362
63.0%Nixon774
7.6%
R+33.5
R+1.2
R+10.4
1,229
R
29.0%Humphrey348
61.3%Nixon735
9.7%
R+32.3
R+23.2
R+31.6
1,199
R
45.5%Johnson602
54.5%Goldwater722
0.0%
R+9.1
D+1.1
R+31.6
1,324
R
44.8%Kennedy672
55.0%Nixon825
0.1%
R+10.2
D+8.2
R+10.4
1,499
R
40.6%Stevenson567
59.0%Eisenhower824
0.4%
R+18.4
D+33.5
R+3.0
1,397
R
24.1%Stevenson376
75.9%Eisenhower1,186
0.0%
R+51.9
R+37.4
R+41.1
1,562
R
41.8%Truman585
56.2%Dewey788
2.0%
R+14.5
D+8.5
R+19.0
1,401
R
38.3%Roosevelt443
61.2%Dewey709
0.5%
R+23.0
R+11.3
R+30.5
1,158
R
43.9%Roosevelt689
55.6%Willkie873
0.6%
R+11.7
R+36.4
R+21.7
1,571
D
59.7%Roosevelt991
35.0%Landon581
5.2%
D+24.7
D+2.9
D+0.5
1,659
D
60.4%Roosevelt1,023
38.5%Hoover653
1.1%
D+21.8
D+47.5
D+4.0
1,695
R
36.8%Smith552
62.5%Hoover937
0.7%
R+25.7
D+13.2
R+8.2
1,499
R
9.4%Davis140
48.3%Coolidge718
42.2%La Follette628
R+38.9
D+19.5
R+13.7
1,487
R
18.7%Cox286
77.1%Harding1,177
4.2%
R+58.3
R+74.0
R+32.2
1,527
D
54.9%Wilson697
39.3%Hughes499
5.8%
D+15.6
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1,269
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
16.0%156
84.0%822
978
2022
R
10.0%78
70.8%551
778
2018
R
19.5%171
80.5%704
875
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+37 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +99 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Golden Valley County, ND in Golden Valley County, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+67
2012
+47
2013
+25
2014
+26
2015
+19
2016
−34
2017
−88
2018
−33
2019
−12
2021
+43
2022
−13
2023
−7
2024
+22
2025
+37
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 73.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.2 points.
A population of 1,653, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,021 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Valley County and Wibaux County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Golden Valley County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Golden Valley County, North Dakota voted Republican by 73.2 points (R+73.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 991 votes cast, 122 went Democratic and 847 went Republican.
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.
