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

County record · fips 38105 · North Dakota

WilliamsND

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

The Long Record

34 elections against the North Dakota and national vote
2024 result
R+69.2
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
9–25
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
27/34
79% of its elections
Closest election
1956
R+0.4
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+89.2 ptsDemocrats
1920-80.2 ptsRepublicans
1932+70.2 ptsDemocrats
1928+53.8 ptsDemocrats
1980-43.4 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
39,555
College (BA+)
24%
Median income
$85,595
2024 dollars
Non-white
24%
Rural
28%
Age 65+
10%

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

Neighbouring counties

Roosevelt, MT · Sheridan, MT · Burke, ND · Divide, ND · McKenzie, ND · Mountrail, ND