A prairie metro where a large university shapes an otherwise lopsided electorate
Fargo anchors the Red River Valley with a population split between North Dakota and a sliver of Minnesota, and despite North Dakota State University's student presence, the metro delivered one of the widest presidential margins of any mid-sized city in 2024.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass | 193K | R+8.3 | 40,304 | 47,873 | 90,851 | 18.4% |
| Cass | 167K | R+8.3 | 40,304 | 47,873 | 90,851 | 18.4% |
| Cass | 138K | R+8.3 | 40,304 | 47,873 | 90,851 | 18.4% |
| Cass | 123K | R+8.3 | 40,304 | 47,873 | 90,851 | 18.4% |
| Clay | 66K | D+0.5 | 16,121 | 15,965 | 32,874 | 6.6% |
| Clay | 61K | D+0.5 | 16,121 | 15,965 | 32,874 | 6.6% |
| Clay | 55K | D+0.5 | 16,121 | 15,965 | 32,874 | 6.6% |
| Clay | 51K | D+0.5 | 16,121 | 15,965 | 32,874 | 6.6% |
| Group | Fargo, ND-MN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 88.1% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 3.4% | 12.2% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(14) | 3.0% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.3% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.1% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 1.2% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.6% | 46.9% | — | — | |
| 13.6% | 28.3% | — | — | |
| 10.7% | 22.3% | — | — | |
| 1.1% | 2.3% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.2% | — | — |
| 0.1% | 0.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 51.9% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Fargo, ND-MN metro area? 854,785 residents across 8 counties.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+2.3 | R+17.4 | 15.2pp |
| President vs Governor | R+6.0 | R+17.4 | 11.4pp |
| President vs Senate | R+6.0 | R+2.3 | 3.7pp |