Richland County, North Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,5842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,4322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wilkin County, MN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Richland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Richland 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 | −42.8% |
| 1896 | −22.7% |
| 1900 | −18.9% |
| 1904 | −35.8% |
| 1908 | −10.5% |
| 1912 | +10.7% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −60.1% |
| 1924 | −37.2% |
| 1928 | −8.2% |
| 1932 | +41.0% |
| 1936 | +18.5% |
| 1940 | −17.4% |
| 1944 | −15.9% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −40.3% |
| 1956 | −22.1% |
| 1960 | −8.1% |
| 1964 | +13.8% |
| 1968 | −14.5% |
| 1972 | −21.2% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −32.3% |
| 1984 | −32.1% |
| 1988 | −13.9% |
| 1992 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −6.4% |
| 2000 | −31.3% |
| 2004 | −29.7% |
| 2008 | −5.1% |
| 2012 | −13.5% |
| 2016 | −35.6% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −37.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,473 | 5,576 | 8,261 | ||
| R | 2,510 | 5,072 | 7,812 | ||
| R | 2,064 | 4,767 | 7,592 | ||
| R | 3,198 | 4,229 | 7,613 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 3,900 | 7,563 | ||
| R | 2,821 | 5,264 | 8,215 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 4,999 | 8,015 | ||
| R | 2,890 | 3,345 | 7,069 | ||
| R | 2,688 | 3,873 | 8,301 | ||
| R | 3,523 | 4,670 | 8,274 | ||
| R | 3,047 | 5,980 | 9,133 | ||
| R | 2,698 | 5,711 | 9,337 | ||
| R | 4,592 | 4,991 | 9,785 | ||
| R | 3,367 | 5,194 | 8,624 | ||
| R | 3,098 | 4,224 | 7,767 | ||
| D | 4,525 | 3,425 | 7,955 | ||
| R | 4,003 | 4,711 | 8,718 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 4,971 | 8,154 | ||
| R | 2,541 | 6,022 | 8,630 | ||
| R | 3,413 | 3,448 | 7,075 | ||
| R | 3,192 | 4,402 | 7,624 | ||
| R | 3,584 | 5,102 | 8,734 | ||
| D | 3,792 | 2,386 | 7,596 | ||
| D | 5,663 | 2,304 | 8,183 | ||
| R | 3,604 | 4,251 | 7,889 | ||
| R | 769 | 3,235 | 6,624 | ||
| R | 1,339 | 5,483 | 6,900 | ||
| R | 1,772 | 2,097 | 3,938 | ||
| D | 1,380 | 1,034 | 3,236 | ||
| R | 1,502 | 1,864 | 3,441 | ||
| R | 1,116 | 2,420 | 3,639 | ||
| R | 1,399 | 2,067 | 3,536 | ||
| R | 1,160 | 1,843 | 3,015 | ||
| O | 0 | 866 | 2,025 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.8%
Irish
5.5%
English
3.6%
Polish
2.6%
French
1.8%
American
1.7%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 38.0 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
$75,432
Richland County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Richland County$75,432
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Richland County ranks in the top 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.8%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 27.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Richland County's economy centers on sugar beet and small-grain agriculture along the Red River, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+35 in each of the last three cycles, reflecting the broader rural consolidation seen across the northern Plains.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 16,584, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,432 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wilkin County and Barnes County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Richland County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Richland County, North Dakota voted Republican by 37.6 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,261 votes cast, 2,473 went Democratic and 5,576 went Republican.
What is Richland County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Richland 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 29 times, and other 1 times.
When did Richland County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Richland County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Richland County, North Dakota?
Richland County, North Dakota has a population of 16,584 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richland County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Richland County, North Dakota is $75,432 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Richland County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Richland County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.