Election Results for Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,347	14.7
Deaths:	4,406	8.8
Net Migration:	4,786	9.6
Net Immigration:	1,085	2.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,303	D +8,033	D + 8.4%
D +12,336
2020 vs. 2012	R +7,887	R +1,139	R + 1.0%
D +6,748
2020 vs. 2008	R +13,118	R +10,738	R + 10.7%
D +2,380

2016 vs. 2008	R +8,815	R +18,771	R + 19.1%
D -9,956
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	57,662	48.7%	Joe Biden (D)	56,668	47.9%	3,962 [+]	3.3%	118,292	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,905 (2.5%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	53,359	48.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	44,332	40.2%	12,528 [+]	11.4%	110,219	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,571 (6.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,625 (1.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 424 (0.4%);
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	49,920	48.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	49,775	48.4%	3,046 [+]	3.0%	102,741	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,700 (1.7%);
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	54,288	53.7%	John McCain (R)	44,544	44.1%	2,261 [+]	2.2%	101,093	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,058 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 361 (0.4%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	53,984	57.2%	John Kerry (D)	38,999	41.3%	1,465 [+]	1.6%	94,448	6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 933 (1.0%);
2000	62%	George W. Bush (R)	45,248	54.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	31,579	38.3%	5,526 [+]	6.7%	82,353	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,523 (4.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,528 (1.9%);
1996	57%	Robert Dole (R)	33,002	46.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	32,169	44.8%	6,619 [+]	9.2%	71,790	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 5,849 (8.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 277 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 160 (0.2%);
1992	65%	George Bush* (R)	34,978	45.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	27,922	36.5%	13,694 [+]	17.9%	76,594	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 13,348 (17.4%);
1988	63%	George Bush (R)	37,079	52.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	33,293	47.0%	470 [+]	0.7%	70,842	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 225 (0.3%);
1984	65%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	40,786	58.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	28,348	40.7%	473	0.7%	69,607	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	34,333	51.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	22,502	34.0%	9,293 [+]	14.1%	66,128	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 8,194 (12.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 700 (1.1%);
1976	71%	Gerald Ford* (R)	32,900	52.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	28,755	45.6%	1,464 [+]	2.3%	63,119	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 917 (1.5%);
1972	67%	Richard Nixon* (R)	32,859	57.9%	George McGovern (D)	23,149	40.8%	698 [+]	1.2%	56,706	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 557 (1.0%);
1968	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	23,150	52.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	18,806	42.9%	1,875 [+]	4.3%	43,831	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,807 (4.1%);
1964	68%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	25,835	57.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	19,057	42.4%	62	0.1%	44,954	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	72%	Richard Nixon (R)	25,776	57.0%	John Kennedy (D)	19,454	43.0%	25	0.1%	45,255	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	23,715	59.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	15,878	40.1%	32	0.1%	39,625	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	25,272	63.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,229	36.0%	77	0.2%	39,578	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	61%	Harry Truman* (D)	16,561	50.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,732	47.7%	688 [+]	2.1%	32,981	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 545 (1.7%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 35 (0.1%);
1944	60%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,620	50.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,053	48.8%	168	0.5%	30,841	3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,206	51.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	17,017	48.1%	156	0.4%	35,379	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,682	59.7%	Alf Landon (R)	10,512	33.6%	2,097 [+]	6.7%	31,291	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,964 (6.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 94 (0.3%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	17,032	58.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	11,493	39.4%	633 [+]	2.2%	29,158	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 544 (1.9%);
1928	71%	Herbert Hoover (R)	17,537	64.6%	Al Smith (D)	9,443	34.8%	150 [+]	0.6%	27,130	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 80 (0.3%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	12,987	59.1%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	7,126	32.5%	1,844 [+]	8.4%	21,957	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,791 (8.2%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	15,678	75.7%	James Cox (D)	4,152	20.0%	879 [+]	4.2%	20,709	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 675 (3.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 126 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	29%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,019	49.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,642	46.0%	423 [+]	4.2%	10,084	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 261 (2.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 157 (1.6%);
1912	25%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,969	36.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,756	34.1%	2,346 [+]	29.1%	8,071	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,865 (23.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 333 (4.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 135 (1.7%);
1908	31%	William Taft (R)	5,538	61.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,125	34.5%	388 [+]	4.3%	9,051	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 217 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 162 (1.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 9 (0.1%);
1904	27%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	5,943	79.5%	Alton Parker (D)	997	13.3%	537 [+]	7.2%	7,477	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 260 (3.5%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 236 (3.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 35 (0.5%);
1900	33%	William McKinley* (R)	5,388	63.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,801	32.9%	318 [+]	3.7%	8,507	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 206 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 104 (1.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

56,668

47.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

57,662

48.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,905

2.5%

Other

1,057

0.9%

TOTAL

118,292

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

44,332

40.2%

Donald Trump (R)

53,359

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,571

6.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,625

1.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

424

0.4%

Other

2,908

2.6%

TOTAL

110,219

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

49,920

48.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

49,775

48.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,700

1.7%

Other

1,346

1.3%

TOTAL

102,741

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54,288

53.7%

John McCain (R)

44,544

44.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,058

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

361

0.4%

Other

842

0.8%

TOTAL

101,093

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

53,984

57.2%

John Kerry (D)

38,999

41.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

933

1.0%

Other

532

0.6%

TOTAL

94,448

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

45,248

54.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

31,579

38.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3,523

4.3%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,528

1.9%

Other

475

0.6%

TOTAL

82,353

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

32,169

44.8%

Robert Dole (R)

33,002

46.0%

Ross Perot (Ref)

5,849

8.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

160

0.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

277

0.4%

Other

333

0.5%

TOTAL

71,790

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

27,922

36.5%

George Bush* (R)

34,978

45.7%

Ross Perot (I)

13,348

17.4%

Other

346

0.5%

TOTAL

76,594

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

37,079

52.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

33,293

47.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

225

0.3%

Other

245

0.3%

TOTAL

70,842

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1984 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

40,786

58.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

28,348

40.7%

Other

473

0.7%

TOTAL

69,607

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

34,333

51.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

22,502

34.0%

John Anderson (I)

8,194

12.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

700

1.1%

Other

399

0.6%

TOTAL

66,128

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

28,755

45.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

32,900

52.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

917

1.5%

Other

547

0.9%

TOTAL

63,119

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

32,859

57.9%

George McGovern (D)

23,149

40.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

557

1.0%

Other

141

0.2%

TOTAL

56,706

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

23,150

52.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

18,806

42.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,807

4.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

43,831

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

25,835

57.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

19,057

42.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

44,954

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

19,454

43.0%

Richard Nixon (R)

25,776

57.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

45,255

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

23,715

59.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

15,878

40.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

39,625

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

25,272

63.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

14,229

36.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

39,578

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

16,561

50.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,732

47.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

545

1.7%

Other

108

0.3%

TOTAL

32,981

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 3

1944 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

15,620

50.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,053

48.8%

Other

168

0.5%

TOTAL

30,841

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,206

51.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

17,017

48.1%

Other

156

0.4%

TOTAL

35,379

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

18,682

59.7%

Alf Landon (R)

10,512

33.6%

William Lemke (Union)

1,964

6.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

31,291

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -3

1932 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

17,032

58.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

11,493

39.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

544

1.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

29,158

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

17,537

64.6%

Al Smith (D)

9,443

34.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

27,130

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 6

1924 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

12,987

59.1%

John Davis (D)

1,791

8.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

7,126

32.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

21,957

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 5

1920 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

15,678

75.7%

James Cox (D)

4,152

20.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

675

3.3%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

126

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

20,709

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 15

1916 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

5,019

49.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,642

46.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

261

2.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

157

1.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

10,084

Turnout: 29%	Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,756

34.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,969

36.8%

William Taft* (R)

1,865

23.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

333

4.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

135

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,071

Turnout: 25%	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,538

61.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,125

34.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

162

1.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

217

2.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

TOTAL

9,051

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 10

1904 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

5,943

79.5%

Alton Parker (D)

997

13.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

260

3.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

236

3.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,477

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): 23

1900 President, Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

5,388

63.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,801

32.9%

John Woolley (Proh)

206

2.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

104

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,507

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	215,896	83.47%	14.3%
Black:	16,501	6.38%	293.2%
Indian:	3,628	1.40%	49.6%
Asian:	7,125	2.75%	61.0%
2+ races:	5,922	2.29%	68.4%
Hispanic:	9,591	3.71%	89.1%

Total non-White:	42,767	16.53%	115.9%

Change in White population:	26,932	12.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,954	11.0

Fargo, ND-MN Metro Area

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