Rolette County, North Dakota: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,9242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,5172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 18.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Linn County, IA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Rolette CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Rolette 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 | −57.8% |
| 1896 | +3.9% |
| 1900 | −22.5% |
| 1904 | −39.7% |
| 1908 | −19.2% |
| 1912 | +4.5% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −56.3% |
| 1924 | −30.3% |
| 1928 | +24.1% |
| 1932 | +59.6% |
| 1936 | +52.5% |
| 1940 | +28.8% |
| 1944 | +23.8% |
| 1948 | +13.5% |
| 1952 | −30.5% |
| 1956 | +8.9% |
| 1960 | +29.3% |
| 1964 | +48.4% |
| 1968 | +20.3% |
| 1972 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | +38.9% |
| 1980 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | +18.7% |
| 1988 | +36.1% |
| 1992 | +30.7% |
| 1996 | +41.0% |
| 2000 | +28.8% |
| 2004 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | +52.0% |
| 2012 | +49.7% |
| 2016 | +23.5% |
| 2020 | +32.2% |
| 2024 | +28.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,567 | 1,427 | 4,075 | ||
| D | 2,482 | 1,257 | 3,804 | ||
| D | 2,099 | 1,217 | 3,755 | ||
| D | 3,353 | 1,092 | 4,552 | ||
| D | 3,403 | 1,045 | 4,534 | ||
| D | 2,564 | 1,392 | 4,044 | ||
| D | 2,681 | 1,416 | 4,398 | ||
| D | 2,299 | 823 | 3,601 | ||
| D | 2,002 | 895 | 3,606 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 1,126 | 3,606 | ||
| D | 2,179 | 1,479 | 3,751 | ||
| D | 1,660 | 1,599 | 3,566 | ||
| D | 2,531 | 1,094 | 3,693 | ||
| D | 1,803 | 1,713 | 3,559 | ||
| D | 1,870 | 1,211 | 3,253 | ||
| D | 2,566 | 892 | 3,458 | ||
| D | 2,335 | 1,277 | 3,615 | ||
| D | 1,728 | 1,444 | 3,178 | ||
| R | 1,160 | 2,188 | 3,365 | ||
| D | 1,565 | 1,179 | 2,869 | ||
| D | 1,745 | 1,070 | 2,832 | ||
| D | 2,820 | 1,555 | 4,392 | ||
| D | 3,186 | 857 | 4,432 | ||
| D | 2,855 | 706 | 3,604 | ||
| D | 2,181 | 1,327 | 3,539 | ||
| O | 137 | 869 | 2,419 | ||
| R | 535 | 2,139 | 2,850 | ||
| D | 762 | 600 | 1,500 | ||
| O | 396 | 339 | 1,268 | ||
| R | 529 | 811 | 1,466 | ||
| R | 366 | 912 | 1,374 | ||
| R | 355 | 566 | 937 | ||
| D | 331 | 306 | 645 | ||
| R | 0 | 273 | 472 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.6%
French
1.9%
Irish
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
English
1.1%
American
0.8%
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: 32.5 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
$59,517
Rolette County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rolette County$59,517
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Rolette 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
24.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.3%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)22.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.2%
speak English only
Other languages5.3%
Spanish0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rolette County's outsized Democratic margins in a deep-red state reflect the political weight of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, whose reservation anchors the county's population and voting patterns.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached sixty points in 1932; the Republican margin reached fifty-eight points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $59,517, and a 24% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Linn County and Bayfield County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Rolette County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rolette County, North Dakota voted Democratic by 28.0 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,075 votes cast, 2,567 went Democratic and 1,427 went Republican.
What is Rolette County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Rolette County, North Dakota in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 26 times, Republican 6 times, and other 2 times.
When did Rolette County, North Dakota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rolette County, North Dakota voted Republican was 1952.
How many people live in Rolette County, North Dakota?
Rolette County, North Dakota has a population of 11,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rolette County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Rolette County, North Dakota is $59,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Rolette County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rolette County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.