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

County record · fips 38091 · North Dakota

SteeleND

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

The Long Record

34 elections against the North Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+25.8
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
15–19
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/34
79% of its elections
Closest election
1960
R+1.5
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+72.0 ptsDemocrats
1928+71.8 ptsDemocrats
1932+62.4 ptsDemocrats
1920-60.1 ptsRepublicans
1912+44.6 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
1,804
College (BA+)
29%
Median income
$77,500
2024 dollars
Non-white
6%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
30%

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

Neighbouring counties

Barnes, ND · Cass, ND · Grand Forks, ND · Griggs, ND · Nelson, ND · Traill, ND