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1876–2024
Kidder County, North Dakota
Kidder County·North Dakota

Kidder County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of the Great Plains' most lopsided presidential margins

18762024·38 elections
Kidder County, North Dakota · Andrew Filer · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+64
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,377
2024 ACS
Most similar
McKenzie County
ND · similarity 1.00
6 precincts · 1,398 votes cast
Trump · R+64
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−64.3%
2381,1371,398
2020R
−68.1%
2211,2151,460
2016R
−67.7%
1791,1111,376
2012R
−35.9%
3938701,328
2008R
−26.9%
4227521,228
2004R
−34.3%
4339021,369
2000R
−43.4%
2838371,276
1996R
−18.6%
4346911,382
1992R
−15.8%
4687391,711
1988R
−20.5%
6781,0391,761
1984R
−40.6%
5061,2401,807
1980R
−60.0%
3261,4741,913
1976R
−0.9%
9369542,023
1972R
−38.7%
5571,3151,961
1968R
−33.7%
5481,2041,947
1964R
−2.6%
1,0471,1042,151
1960R
−28.9%
8681,5742,443
1956R
−36.4%
7081,5232,237
1952R
−64.5%
4682,1952,679
1948R
−31.1%
7731,5102,370
1944R
−33.5%
6931,3972,103
1940R
−45.0%
8372,2143,062
1936D
+21.1%
1,4928722,932
1932D
+47.7%
2,0427092,792
1928R
−0.4%
1,1901,2002,403
1924R
−34.3%
1108442,141
1920R
−66.1%
3361,8552,299
1916D
+3.3%
6506041,411
1912R
−12.5%
218322834
1908R
−49.7%
2427691,060
1904R
−76.8%
53447513
1900R
−51.0%
70225304
1896R
−25.7%
104176280
1892R
−60.9%
0224368
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
37.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
19.6%
Methodist
8.1%
Other Christian
2.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kidder County's sparse, agriculture-driven population of roughly 2,700 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in recent cycles, making it a reliable anchor of North Dakota's deep-red interior.

The Republican margin in Kidder County reached its widest at seventy-seven points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was sixty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Kidder County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $65,610, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,377 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McKenzie County and Oliver County.