† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
40 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupMinot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)United States
German34.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.5%—
Irish7.0%9.4%
English5.2%9.5%
American4.0%5.3%
Russian2.2%—
Swedish1.8%—
French1.7%1.6%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa1.0%—
Mexican2.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.7%
African American†1.4%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%
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
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
United States
Median age
37.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
United States
Median household income
$79,756
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.8%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston)
United States
Catholic
23.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.4%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.8%
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.
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−60.3%
1896
−27.3%
1900
−36.6%
1904
−59.2%
1908
−32.0%
1912
+4.2%
1916
+7.0%
1920
−59.1%
1924
−35.4%
1928
−6.1%
1932
+45.9%
1936
+36.3%
1940
−15.9%
1944
−15.3%
1948
−13.0%
1952
−47.0%
1956
−24.1%
1960
−8.5%
1964
+15.0%
1968
−21.0%
1972
−31.6%
1976
−5.1%
1980
−43.9%
1984
−36.1%
1988
−16.0%
1992
−12.3%
1996
−9.3%
2000
−32.4%
2004
−33.4%
2008
−20.7%
2012
−33.0%
2016
−50.5%
2020
−49.5%
2024
−51.8%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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
22.9%Harris45,891
74.7%Trump149,528
2.4%
R+51.8
R+2.2
R+50.3
200,217
R
23.8%Biden47,581
73.3%Trump146,554
2.8%
R+49.5
D+1.0
R+54.0
199,825
R
20.5%Clinton38,459
71.0%Trump133,269
8.5%
R+50.5
R+17.5
R+52.6
187,652
R
32.0%Obama55,395
65.1%Romney112,575
2.9%
R+33.0
R+12.4
R+36.9
173,011
R
38.4%Obama64,751
59.1%McCain99,593
2.4%
R+20.7
D+12.7
R+28.0
168,415
R
32.5%Kerry53,946
65.9%Bush109,424
1.7%
R+33.4
R+1.0
R+30.9
166,125
R
30.9%Gore46,927
63.3%Bush96,074
5.8%
R+32.4
R+23.0
R+32.9
151,748
R
37.6%Clinton54,811
47.0%Dole68,429
15.4%
R+9.3
D+3.0
R+17.9
145,708
R
30.6%Clinton51,770
43.0%Bush72,593
26.4%
R+12.3
D+3.7
R+17.9
168,936
R
41.4%Dukakis67,959
57.4%Bush94,207
1.2%
R+16.0
D+20.1
R+8.3
164,119
R
31.2%Mondale54,353
67.2%Reagan117,263
1.6%
R+36.1
D+7.8
R+17.9
174,373
R
24.3%Carter41,218
68.2%Reagan115,722
7.5%
R+43.9
R+38.8
R+34.2
169,663
R
46.1%Carter73,751
51.2%Ford81,953
2.7%
R+5.1
D+26.5
R+7.2
159,962
R
32.8%McGovern50,164
64.4%Nixon98,562
2.8%
R+31.6
R+10.6
R+8.5
153,073
R
36.5%Humphrey50,896
57.5%Nixon80,139
6.0%
R+21.0
R+36.0
R+20.3
139,462
D
57.4%Johnson83,549
42.4%Goldwater61,691
0.2%
D+15.0
D+23.6
R+7.6
145,488
R
45.7%Kennedy70,985
54.2%Nixon84,258
0.1%
R+8.5
D+15.6
R+8.7
155,406
R
37.8%Stevenson54,246
62.0%Eisenhower88,819
0.2%
R+24.1
D+22.9
R+8.7
143,359
R
26.1%Stevenson39,134
73.1%Eisenhower109,537
0.7%
R+47.0
R+34.1
R+36.2
149,777
R
40.9%Truman49,435
53.9%Dewey65,080
5.2%
R+13.0
D+2.3
R+17.4
120,784
R
41.9%Roosevelt50,489
57.2%Dewey68,866
0.8%
R+15.3
D+0.6
R+22.8
120,376
R
41.6%Roosevelt66,237
57.5%Willkie91,519
0.9%
R+15.9
R+52.1
R+25.8
159,174
D
60.9%Roosevelt97,246
24.7%Landon39,360
14.4%
D+36.3
R+9.7
D+12.0
159,636
D
71.1%Roosevelt105,923
25.1%Hoover37,466
3.8%
D+45.9
D+52.0
D+28.1
149,035
R
46.4%Smith62,625
52.5%Hoover70,880
1.1%
R+6.1
D+29.3
D+11.4
135,033
O
6.1%Davis6,687
41.5%Coolidge45,363
52.3%
La Follette +10.8
D+23.6
R+10.2
109,182
R
17.2%Cox19,816
76.3%Harding87,740
6.5%
R+59.1
R+66.0
R+32.9
115,010
D
49.9%Wilson36,582
42.9%Hughes31,479
7.2%
D+7.0
D+2.8
D+3.8
73,305
O
30.4%Wilson13,187
26.2%Taft11,382
43.4%
Roosevelt +13.0
D+36.1
R+15.4
43,382
R
31.6%Bryan13,886
63.6%Taft27,941
4.8%
R+32.0
D+27.2
R+22.4
43,958
R
18.5%Parker4,929
77.6%Roosevelt20,722
3.9%
R+59.2
R+22.6
R+39.5
26,698
R
30.9%Bryan4,447
67.5%McKinley9,705
1.5%
R+36.6
R+9.3
R+29.0
14,372
R
36.1%Bryan3,056
63.4%McKinley5,369
0.5%
R+27.3
D+33.0
R+21.2
8,466
R
0.0%Cleveland0
60.3%Harrison3,823
39.7%
R+60.3
—
R+61.9
6,343
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+362 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +19,827 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston) in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston): net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+6,980
2012
+9,334
2013
+11,615
2014
+8,673
2015
+8,730
2016
−7,545
2017
−7,128
2018
−2,117
2019
+703
2021
−6,062
2022
−3,597
2023
−787
2024
+666
2025
+362
Spanning the Bakken formation's western edge, this market blends legacy ranching communities with a boom-bust energy workforce that has repeatedly shifted population counts and precinct-level turnout across a half-dozen counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.3 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.8 points.
A population of 426,566, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,756 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sioux City and Sioux Falls (Mitchell).
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How did Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+51.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 200,217 votes cast, 45,891 went Democratic and 149,528 went Republican.
When did Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota has a population of 426,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Median household income in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota is $79,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $72,509.
What is the political history of Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson (Williston), North Dakota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
