Election Results for Bismarck, ND Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,634	13.6
Deaths:	3,002	11.2
Net Migration:	384	1.4
Net Immigration:	151	0.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,207	D +1,062	D + 7.5%
D +4,269
2020 vs. 2012	R +10,581	R +11,104	R + 11.8%
D -523
2020 vs. 2008	R +13,911	R +16,573	R + 21.0%
D -2,662

2016 vs. 2008	R +10,704	R +17,635	R + 28.5%
D -6,931
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	47,905	70.0%	Joe Biden (D)	18,349	26.8%	2,184 [+]	3.2%	68,438	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,818 (2.7%);
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	44,698	68.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	14,080	21.7%	6,050 [+]	9.3%	64,828	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,683 (5.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 624 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	37,324	64.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	18,872	32.5%	1,817 [+]	3.1%	58,013	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 981 (1.7%);
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	33,994	60.3%	Barack Obama (D)	21,011	37.3%	1,373 [+]	2.4%	56,378	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 752 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 172 (0.3%);
2004	68%	George W. Bush* (R)	35,692	67.9%	John Kerry (D)	16,004	30.4%	870 [+]	1.7%	52,566	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 695 (1.3%);
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	30,169	64.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	13,525	28.9%	3,062 [+]	6.5%	46,756	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,519 (3.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,337 (2.9%);
1996	60%	Robert Dole (R)	20,662	50.4%	Bill Clinton* (D)	14,757	36.0%	5,563 [+]	13.6%	40,982	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 5,284 (12.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 122 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	71%	George Bush* (R)	22,029	48.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	12,840	28.4%	10,265 [+]	22.7%	45,134	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 9,974 (22.1%);
1988	67%	George Bush (R)	24,284	59.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	15,994	39.2%	490 [+]	1.2%	40,768	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 204 (0.5%);
1984	71%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	27,974	66.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	13,196	31.5%	719	1.7%	41,889	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	70%	Ronald Reagan (R)	27,062	67.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	9,260	23.2%	3,589 [+]	9.0%	39,911	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,906 (7.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 508 (1.3%);
1976	70%	Gerald Ford* (R)	19,176	54.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	14,958	42.6%	1,017 [+]	2.9%	35,151	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 312 (0.9%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	20,072	65.1%	George McGovern (D)	9,446	30.6%	1,330 [+]	4.3%	30,848	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 1,260 (4.1%);
1968	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,742	61.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	8,564	33.3%	1,429 [+]	5.6%	25,735	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,392 (5.4%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	13,841	56.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	10,663	43.4%	70	0.3%	24,574	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	76%	Richard Nixon (R)	14,223	56.1%	John Kennedy (D)	11,121	43.8%	27	0.1%	25,371	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	15,219	71.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,138	28.6%	79	0.4%	21,436	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	16,967	78.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,622	21.3%	101	0.5%	21,690	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	55%	Thomas Dewey (R)	9,405	58.8%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,942	37.2%	644 [+]	4.0%	15,991	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 497 (3.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 39 (0.2%);
1944	49%	Thomas Dewey (R)	8,909	63.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,130	36.4%	60	0.4%	14,099	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Wendell Willkie (R)	12,713	62.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,505	36.9%	99	0.5%	20,317	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,832	66.2%	Alf Landon (R)	4,773	24.6%	1,781 [+]	9.2%	19,386	-12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,710 (8.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 25 (0.1%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	12,321	71.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,817	27.8%	200 [+]	1.2%	17,338	-12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 138 (0.8%);
1928	67%	Al Smith (D)	7,653	50.1%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,516	49.2%	115 [+]	0.8%	15,284	-9	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 89 (0.6%);
1924	58%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,896	47.4%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	5,793	46.6%	750 [+]	6.0%	12,439	-7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 675 (5.4%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	10,023	82.2%	James Cox (D)	1,686	13.8%	489 [+]	4.0%	12,198	22	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 489 (4.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	37%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,313	52.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,429	41.5%	524 [+]	6.3%	8,266	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 476 (5.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 48 (0.6%);
1912	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,992	32.2%	William Taft* (R)	1,862	30.1%	2,331 [+]	37.7%	6,185	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 1,765 (28.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 492 (8.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 74 (1.2%);
1908	29%	William Taft (R)	3,721	66.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,712	30.7%	152 [+]	2.7%	5,585	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 107 (1.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 44 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,055	81.9%	Alton Parker (D)	604	16.2%	72 [+]	1.9%	3,731	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 52 (1.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 20 (0.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	31%	William McKinley* (R)	1,845	65.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	950	33.8%	13 [+]	0.5%	2,808	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.2%); John Woolley (Proh) 6 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18,349

26.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

47,905

70.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,818

2.7%

Other

366

0.5%

TOTAL

68,438

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

14,080

21.7%

Donald Trump (R)

44,698

68.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,683

5.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

624

1.0%

Other

1,743

2.7%

TOTAL

64,828

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

18,872

32.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

37,324

64.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

981

1.7%

Other

836

1.4%

TOTAL

58,013

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

21,011

37.3%

John McCain (R)

33,994

60.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

752

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

172

0.3%

Other

449

0.8%

TOTAL

56,378

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

35,692

67.9%

John Kerry (D)

16,004

30.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

695

1.3%

Other

175

0.3%

TOTAL

52,566

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

30,169

64.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

13,525

28.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,519

3.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,337

2.9%

Other

206

0.4%

TOTAL

46,756

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 17

1996 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

14,757

36.0%

Robert Dole (R)

20,662

50.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

5,284

12.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

122

0.3%

Other

157

0.4%

TOTAL

40,982

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 10

1992 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

12,840

28.4%

George Bush* (R)

22,029

48.8%

Ross Perot (I)

9,974

22.1%

Other

291

0.6%

TOTAL

45,134

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

24,284

59.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

15,994

39.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

204

0.5%

Other

286

0.7%

TOTAL

40,768

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 6

1984 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

27,974

66.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

13,196

31.5%

Other

719

1.7%

TOTAL

41,889

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 8

1980 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

27,062

67.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

9,260

23.2%

John Anderson (I)

2,906

7.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

508

1.3%

Other

175

0.4%

TOTAL

39,911

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

14,958

42.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

19,176

54.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

312

0.9%

Other

705

2.0%

TOTAL

35,151

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

20,072

65.1%

George McGovern (D)

9,446

30.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1,260

4.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

30,848

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

15,742

61.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

8,564

33.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,392

5.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

25,735

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 18

1964 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

13,841

56.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

10,663

43.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

24,574

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

11,121

43.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

14,223

56.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

25,371

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

15,219

71.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

6,138

28.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

21,436

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 14

1952 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

16,967

78.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

4,622

21.3%

Other

101

0.5%

TOTAL

21,690

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 23

1948 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

5,942

37.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

9,405

58.8%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

497

3.1%

Other

108

0.7%

TOTAL

15,991

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 14

1944 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,130

36.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

8,909

63.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

14,099

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

7,505

36.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

12,713

62.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

20,317

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 18

1936 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

12,832

66.2%

Alf Landon (R)

4,773

24.6%

William Lemke (Union)

1,710

8.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

19,386

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): -12

1932 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

12,321

71.1%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

4,817

27.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

138

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

17,338

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -12

1928 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

7,516

49.2%

Al Smith (D)

7,653

50.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

15,284

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -9

1924 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

5,896

47.4%

John Davis (D)

675

5.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

5,793

46.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

12,439

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

10,023

82.2%

James Cox (D)

1,686

13.8%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

489

4.0%

TOTAL

12,198

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 22

1916 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

3,429

41.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,313

52.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

476

5.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

TOTAL

8,266

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 6

1912 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,765

28.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,992

32.2%

William Taft* (R)

1,862

30.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

492

8.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.2%

TOTAL

6,185

Turnout: 28%	Diff (US): 7

1908 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

3,721

66.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,712

30.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

107

1.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

TOTAL

5,585

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 15

1904 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

3,055

81.9%

Alton Parker (D)

604

16.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

0.5%

TOTAL

3,731

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 25

1900 President, Bismarck, ND Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,845

65.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

950

33.8%

John Woolley (Proh)

0.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,808

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	117,902	87.43%	14.6%
Black:	2,656	1.97%	344.9%
Indian:	5,585	4.14%	27.5%
Asian:	1,344	1.00%	170.4%
2+ races:	2,687	1.99%	74.1%
Hispanic:	4,672	3.46%	214.2%

Total non-White:	16,944	12.57%	42.5%

Change in White population:	15,012	13.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,056	4.4

Bismarck, ND Metro Area

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