North Dakota 42nd State Senate District, North Dakota: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+18 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,4242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,0752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+5 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 42, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,808 | 4,082 | 7,075 | ||
| R | 2,901 | 3,826 | 6,975 | ||
| R | 2,444 | 3,680 | 6,839 | ||
| R | 3,160 | 3,392 | 6,763 | ||
| D | 3,627 | 3,270 | 7,057 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.6%
Irish
9.3%
English
5.8%
Polish
4.1%
French
2.9%
American
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
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: 30.9 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
$68,075
State Senate District 42 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 42$68,075
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
13.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.7%
Spanish1.9%
Other languages1.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Dakota 42nd State Senate District in the Northern Plains delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by eighteen points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached five points in 2008; the Republican margin reached eighteen points in 2016. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 16,424, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,075 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 42, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 42, North Dakota voted Republican by 18.0 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,075 votes cast, 2,808 went Democratic and 4,082 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 42, North Dakota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 42, North Dakota as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 42, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 42, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State Senate District 42, North Dakota?
State Senate District 42, North Dakota has a population of 16,424 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 42, North Dakota?
Median household income in State Senate District 42, North Dakota is $68,075 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of State Senate District 42, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 42, North Dakota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.