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

County record · fips 38081 · North Dakota

SargentND

Republican ×3 since 2016reported 1892–2024 · 34 elections

The Long Record

34 elections against the North Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+33.3
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
14–20
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/34
77% of its elections
Closest election
1940
R+0.7
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+104.0 ptsDemocrats
1928+78.5 ptsDemocrats
1920-51.6 ptsRepublicans
1932+50.7 ptsDemocrats
1940-46.3 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
3,804
College (BA+)
18%
Median income
$77,946
2024 dollars
Non-white
10%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
24%

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

Neighbouring counties

Dickey, ND · Ransom, ND · Richland, ND · Brown, SD · Marshall, SD