Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 663,7442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,2252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Fargo-Valley City, NDOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 121,918 | 200,682 | 330,587 | ||
| R | 125,485 | 190,496 | 325,027 | ||
| R | 102,635 | 173,167 | 304,979 | ||
| R | 132,442 | 154,127 | 294,649 | ||
| D | 148,648 | 143,436 | 298,431 | ||
| R | 119,247 | 173,611 | 297,452 | ||
| R | 98,910 | 154,234 | 270,647 | ||
| R | 109,415 | 109,996 | 249,339 | ||
| R | 99,419 | 116,840 | 276,360 | ||
| R | 121,734 | 139,160 | 263,146 | ||
| R | 107,948 | 161,459 | 271,925 | ||
| R | 92,907 | 154,225 | 275,610 | ||
| D | 134,736 | 132,072 | 273,433 | ||
| R | 105,046 | 146,312 | 255,571 | ||
| R | 101,159 | 114,855 | 227,929 | ||
| D | 143,970 | 92,164 | 236,503 | ||
| R | 117,226 | 133,044 | 250,582 | ||
| R | 100,235 | 125,893 | 226,491 | ||
| R | 88,137 | 152,981 | 242,554 | ||
| D | 111,194 | 92,879 | 212,183 | ||
| D | 108,249 | 94,703 | 204,183 | ||
| D | 130,800 | 114,757 | 247,435 | ||
| D | 143,614 | 68,103 | 230,218 | ||
| D | 137,830 | 65,440 | 210,256 | ||
| R | 81,611 | 118,956 | 203,076 | ||
| R | 12,712 | 86,757 | 173,127 | ||
| R | 32,424 | 132,946 | 176,090 | ||
| D | 44,064 | 43,999 | 94,011 | ||
| O | 25,435 | 16,284 | 77,103 | ||
| R | 29,211 | 48,973 | 83,968 | ||
| R | 13,106 | 53,177 | 71,584 | ||
| R | 28,599 | 42,296 | 74,040 | ||
| D | 34,729 | 34,691 | 70,544 | ||
| O | 7,420 | 19,026 | 51,331 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.1%
Irish
7.2%
English
5.0%
French
3.1%
Polish
2.8%
American
2.7%
Italian
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 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
$73,225
Fargo-Valley City ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fargo-Valley City$73,225
North Dakota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.1%
Spanish1.8%
Other languages1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fargo's growing university and healthcare workforce has nudged the city itself toward competitive margins, while the surrounding Red River Valley counties reliably anchor statewide Republican totals by double digits.
The Democratic margin in Fargo-Valley City peaked at thirty-four points in 1932. By 2012 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,225 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 330,587 votes cast, 121,918 went Democratic and 200,682 went Republican.
What is Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota has a population of 663,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Median household income in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota is $73,225 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fargo-Valley City, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.