North Dakota 18th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
65.4%
2,311 votes · D+39.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 63.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
70.3%
1,596 votes · R+41.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 67.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
4,057votes
55.5% of the vote · D+14.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 3,591 votes
Republican
George W. Bush2004
3,634votes
51.7% of the vote · R+5.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 3,540 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Woodrow Wilson1916
+16.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+20.0 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · +15.5 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+47.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+46.2 · U.S. D+1.7 · a third-party candidate carried the Place · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +21.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RNels ChristiansonState House · 18
RSteve VetterState House · 18
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
38.5%2,605
61.5%4,161
6,766
2020
R
36.8%2,385
63.2%4,089
6,474
2018
D
50.3%2,950
49.7%2,915
5,865
North Dakota 18th State House District sits in the Northern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 46.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.3 points.
A population of 16,182, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,027 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 21 and State House District 42.
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How did North Dakota 18th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Dakota 18th State House District voted Republican by 8.3 points (R+8.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,727 votes cast, 2,980 went Democratic and 3,540 went Republican.
When did North Dakota 18th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which North Dakota 18th State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in North Dakota 18th State House District?
North Dakota 18th State House District has a population of 16,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Dakota 18th State House District?
Median household income in North Dakota 18th State House District is $64,027 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of North Dakota 18th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in North Dakota 18th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.