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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 38003 · North Dakota

BarnesND

Republican ×15 since 1968reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the North Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+36.0
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
5–29
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/34
68% of its elections
Closest election
1896
R+0.5
this countyNorth Dakotanational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1896+99.5 ptsDemocrats
1928+74.0 ptsDemocrats
1920-71.5 ptsRepublicans
1904-53.5 ptsRepublicans
1912+52.9 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
10,773
College (BA+)
31%
Median income
$68,038
2024 dollars
Non-white
11%
Rural
40%
Age 65+
23%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Cass, ND · Griggs, ND · LaMoure, ND · Ransom, ND · Steele, ND · Stutsman, ND