2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 7,215 | 20,635 | 28,552 | |
| 2020 | R | 7,293 | 19,974 | 28,246 | |
| 2016 | R | 5,806 | 18,636 | 27,412 | |
| 2012 | R | 8,441 | 16,230 | 25,463 | |
| 2008 | R | 10,144 | 15,061 | 25,621 | |
| 2004 | R | 8,236 | 17,008 | 25,612 | |
| 2000 | R | 7,533 | 13,997 | 22,482 | |
| 1996 | R | 8,660 | 10,546 | 21,964 | |
| 1992 | R | 7,856 | 12,056 | 25,852 | |
| 1988 | R | 9,906 | 13,179 | 23,228 | |
| 1984 | R | 7,336 | 16,077 | 23,623 | |
| 1980 | R | 5,554 | 14,997 | 22,189 | |
| 1976 | R | 9,484 | 12,751 | 22,721 | |
| 1972 | R | 6,706 | 13,900 | 20,868 | |
| 1968 | R | 7,105 | 9,079 | 17,095 | |
| 1964 | D | 10,871 | 6,798 | 17,735 | |
| 1960 | R | 7,954 | 9,680 | 17,653 | |
| 1956 | R | 5,762 | 9,042 | 14,832 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,966 | 10,130 | 15,211 | |
| 1948 | R | 5,189 | 5,514 | 11,337 | |
| 1944 | D | 5,822 | 5,514 | 11,417 | |
| 1940 | D | 7,669 | 6,519 | 14,293 | |
| 1936 | D | 8,872 | 3,142 | 14,055 | |
| 1932 | D | 8,129 | 4,195 | 12,626 | |
| 1928 | R | 4,362 | 6,561 | 10,986 | |
| 1924 | R | 721 | 4,166 | 8,681 | |
| 1920 | R | 2,291 | 6,166 | 9,147 | |
| 1916 | D | 2,791 | 1,743 | 4,919 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,071 | 686 | 3,502 | |
| 1908 | R | 3,163 | 5,286 | 9,210 | |
| 1904 | R | 914 | 4,349 | 5,565 | |
| 1900 | R | 364 | 880 | 1,293 | |
| 1896 | R | 193 | 299 | 496 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 182 | 311 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
3.8%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.6 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,238
Ward County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Ward County$78,238
North Dakota$76,657
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Minot Air Force Base, Ward County's economy and population are shaped by military presence and energy extraction, producing some of North Dakota's most consistent Republican margins in statewide and federal contests.
The Republican margin in Ward County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was forty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Ward County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,238, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,973 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 Mercer County and Richardson County.
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