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
GroupSheridan CountyNorth DakotaUnited States
German56.3%34.5%12.5%
Norwegian11.4%20.3%—
Irish5.4%7.3%9.4%
English4.5%5.1%9.5%
Czech4.0%——
Russian3.8%——
Italian2.2%—4.8%
American2.2%2.9%5.3%
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
Sheridan County
North Dakota
United States
Median age
51.5
36.4
39.1
Age 18–24
5.9%
11.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
32.0%
16.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sheridan County
North Dakota
United States
Median household income
$62,639
$76,657
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.1%
10.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.9%
32.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sheridan County
North Dakota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
6.7%
22.3%
German or other West Germanic
2.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sheridan County
North Dakota
United States
Catholic
3.5%
21.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.8%
10.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.0%
45.0%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
32.7%
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.
Sheridan County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
3 precincts · 757 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Sheridan County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct 3808338083
101
644
12
757
13.3%
85.1%
R+71.7
Sheridan Precinct 14-0202
0
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0
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Sheridan Precinct 7-0101
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−14.2%
1916
−43.1%
1920
−85.2%
1924
−31.8%
1928
−13.6%
1932
+60.2%
1936
+11.3%
1940
−63.0%
1944
−66.0%
1948
−60.0%
1952
−75.7%
1956
−55.4%
1960
−48.3%
1964
−24.2%
1968
−54.7%
1972
−62.2%
1976
−23.8%
1980
−69.6%
1984
−55.1%
1988
−34.7%
1992
−26.6%
1996
−33.4%
2000
−58.8%
2004
−55.8%
2008
−40.6%
2012
−58.3%
2016
−70.5%
2020
−71.9%
2024
−71.7%
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
13.3%Harris101
85.1%Trump644
1.1%Oliver8 +1
R+71.7
D+0.2
R+70.3
757
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican85.1%644
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic13.3%101
Chase OliverLibertarian1.1%8
OtherAll other candidates0.5%4
R
12.8%Biden104
84.7%Trump688
2.0%Jorgensen16
R+71.9
R+1.4
R+76.4
812
R
12.1%Clinton95
82.6%Trump650
3.7%Johnson29
R+70.5
R+12.2
R+72.6
787
R
19.8%Obama163
78.1%Romney642
2.1%
R+58.3
R+17.7
R+62.1
822
R
28.5%Obama229
69.1%McCain555
2.4%
R+40.6
D+15.2
R+47.9
803
R
21.2%Kerry200
77.0%Bush727
1.8%
R+55.8
D+3.0
R+53.4
944
R
17.3%Gore161
76.2%Bush707
1.4%Nader13
R+58.8
R+25.5
R+59.4
928
R
26.8%Clinton252
60.1%Dole566
12.9%Perot121
R+33.4
R+6.7
R+41.9
941
R
23.5%Clinton276
50.1%Bush589
25.9%Perot304
R+26.6
D+8.0
R+32.2
1,175
R
32.5%Dukakis428
67.1%Bush885
0.4%
R+34.7
D+20.4
R+26.9
1,318
R
21.9%Mondale306
77.0%Reagan1,075
1.1%
R+55.1
D+14.5
R+36.9
1,396
R
12.9%Carter208
82.5%Reagan1,326
4.5%
R+69.6
R+45.7
R+59.8
1,607
R
37.0%Carter569
60.9%Ford935
2.1%
R+23.8
D+38.4
R+25.9
1,536
R
18.5%McGovern334
80.7%Nixon1,460
0.8%
R+62.2
R+7.5
R+39.1
1,809
R
20.3%Humphrey350
75.0%Nixon1,295
4.7%
R+54.7
R+30.5
R+54.0
1,727
R
37.9%Johnson724
62.1%Goldwater1,187
0.0%
R+24.2
D+24.1
R+46.8
1,911
R
25.7%Kennedy539
74.0%Nixon1,552
0.3%
R+48.3
D+7.1
R+48.4
2,098
R
22.3%Stevenson472
77.7%Eisenhower1,646
0.0%
R+55.4
D+20.3
R+40.0
2,118
R
11.6%Stevenson267
87.3%Eisenhower2,016
1.1%
R+75.7
R+15.7
R+65.0
2,309
R
18.9%Truman372
78.9%Dewey1,554
2.2%
R+60.0
D+6.0
R+64.5
1,969
R
16.7%Roosevelt386
82.8%Dewey1,910
0.5%
R+66.0
R+3.1
R+73.5
2,308
R
18.4%Roosevelt543
81.3%Willkie2,405
0.3%
R+63.0
R+74.3
R+72.9
2,957
D
41.1%Roosevelt1,150
29.8%Landon834
29.1%
D+11.3
R+48.9
R+13.0
2,798
D
79.3%Roosevelt1,945
19.1%Hoover468
1.6%
D+60.2
D+73.8
D+42.4
2,453
R
43.0%Smith944
56.6%Hoover1,242
0.4%
R+13.6
D+18.2
D+3.9
2,194
O
2.9%Davis49
34.7%Coolidge594
62.4%La Follette1,069
La Follette +27.8
D+53.4
R+6.6
1,714
R
7.0%Cox134
92.1%Harding1,776
0.9%
R+85.2
R+42.0
R+59.0
1,928
R
26.9%Wilson310
70.1%Hughes807
3.0%
R+43.1
R+28.9
R+46.3
1,152
O
17.8%Wilson170
32.0%Taft306
50.2%
Roosevelt +18.2
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R+33.8
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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
21.8%162
78.2%581
743
2022
R
10.3%64
57.9%361
624
2018
R
22.8%179
77.2%607
786
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+19 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +16 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sheridan County, ND in Sheridan County, ND: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1
2012
−29
2013
+38
2014
+10
2015
−22
2016
+25
2017
+7
2018
−14
2019
−33
2021
+13
2022
+36
2023
−11
2024
−24
2025
+19
Sheridan County's 1,710 residents make it one of North Dakota's least populous counties, and its R+71.7 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the most one-sided rural counties in the entire country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 85.2 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 71.7 points.
A population of 1,303, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,639 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nuckolls County and Sully 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 Sheridan County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Sheridan County, North Dakota voted Republican by 71.7 points (R+71.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 757 votes cast, 101 went Democratic and 644 went Republican.
When did Sheridan County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sheridan County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Sheridan County, North Dakota?
Sheridan County, North Dakota has a population of 1,303 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sheridan County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Sheridan County, North Dakota is $62,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Sheridan County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Sheridan County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.
