Stark County, North Dakota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,3022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,4492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jefferson County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stark CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stark County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −60.6% |
| 1896 | −42.0% |
| 1900 | −29.1% |
| 1904 | −49.6% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | +16.8% |
| 1916 | −18.8% |
| 1920 | −73.2% |
| 1924 | −44.3% |
| 1928 | +25.3% |
| 1932 | +53.7% |
| 1936 | +39.3% |
| 1940 | −35.5% |
| 1944 | −30.0% |
| 1948 | −22.5% |
| 1952 | −59.7% |
| 1956 | −40.9% |
| 1960 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | +19.3% |
| 1968 | −24.0% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | −3.4% |
| 1980 | −47.7% |
| 1984 | −45.5% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | −13.9% |
| 1996 | −11.4% |
| 2000 | −36.9% |
| 2004 | −40.5% |
| 2008 | −29.1% |
| 2012 | −49.1% |
| 2016 | −64.9% |
| 2020 | −63.9% |
| 2024 | −65.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,473 | 12,323 | 15,100 | ||
| R | 2,499 | 12,110 | 15,050 | ||
| R | 1,753 | 9,755 | 12,322 | ||
| R | 2,812 | 8,521 | 11,633 | ||
| R | 3,802 | 7,024 | 11,070 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 7,220 | 10,400 | ||
| R | 2,784 | 6,387 | 9,777 | ||
| R | 3,095 | 4,086 | 8,705 | ||
| R | 3,003 | 4,491 | 10,678 | ||
| R | 3,678 | 6,137 | 10,003 | ||
| R | 2,759 | 7,641 | 10,740 | ||
| R | 2,016 | 6,312 | 9,003 | ||
| R | 4,076 | 4,374 | 8,760 | ||
| R | 2,636 | 5,115 | 8,131 | ||
| R | 2,577 | 4,365 | 7,444 | ||
| D | 4,270 | 2,888 | 7,161 | ||
| D | 4,197 | 3,223 | 7,421 | ||
| R | 1,778 | 4,251 | 6,040 | ||
| R | 1,332 | 5,322 | 6,688 | ||
| R | 2,017 | 3,222 | 5,357 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 2,852 | 4,398 | ||
| R | 2,075 | 4,367 | 6,457 | ||
| D | 4,012 | 1,602 | 6,139 | ||
| D | 4,786 | 1,443 | 6,229 | ||
| D | 3,231 | 1,924 | 5,161 | ||
| R | 266 | 2,130 | 4,211 | ||
| R | 532 | 3,526 | 4,089 | ||
| R | 953 | 1,409 | 2,425 | ||
| D | 678 | 387 | 1,728 | ||
| R | 496 | 922 | 1,446 | ||
| R | 231 | 703 | 951 | ||
| R | 426 | 780 | 1,215 | ||
| R | 216 | 530 | 748 | ||
| R | 0 | 339 | 559 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
41.8%
Irish
8.7%
American
6.4%
English
6.0%
French
2.2%
Italian
1.9%
Polish
1.6%
African American
1.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 34.8 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
$84,449
Stark County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Stark County$84,449
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Stark 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
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)20.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.0%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stark County anchors North Dakota's oil-producing southwest, and its heavily male, energy-sector workforce has driven Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, making it one of the state's most lopsided counties.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 33,302, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,449 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jefferson County and Edwards County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stark County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stark County, North Dakota voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,100 votes cast, 2,473 went Democratic and 12,323 went Republican.
What is Stark County, North Dakota's political typology?
Akashic places Stark 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Stark County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stark County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Stark County, North Dakota?
Stark County, North Dakota has a population of 33,302 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stark County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Stark County, North Dakota is $84,449 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Stark County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stark County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.