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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,824	13.5
Deaths:	2,163	10.4
Net Migration:	-2,103	-10.1
Net Immigration:	279	1.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,533	D +1,223	D + 5.0%
D +2,756
2020 vs. 2012	R +4,177	R +6,663	R + 14.6%
D -2,486
2020 vs. 2008	R +5,184	R +10,819	R + 23.9%
D -5,635

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,651	R +12,042	R + 28.9%
D -8,391
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	26,852	57.7%	Joe Biden (D)	18,319	39.3%	1,393 [+]	3.0%	46,564	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 997 (2.1%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	25,319	56.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	15,563	34.5%	4,279 [+]	9.5%	45,161	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,521 (5.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 507 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 235 (0.5%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	22,675	50.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	20,805	46.5%	1,242 [+]	2.8%	44,722	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 668 (1.5%);
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	23,954	51.3%	John McCain (R)	21,668	46.4%	1,045 [+]	2.2%	46,667	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 517 (1.1%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 142 (0.3%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	26,022	56.4%	John Kerry (D)	19,375	42.0%	741 [+]	1.6%	46,138	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 470 (1.0%);
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	23,484	55.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	16,357	38.5%	2,684 [+]	6.3%	42,525	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,736 (4.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 753 (1.8%);
1996	53%	Bill Clinton* (D)	17,745	45.0%	Robert Dole (R)	17,169	43.6%	4,509 [+]	11.4%	39,423	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,165 (10.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 159 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 59 (0.1%);
1992	61%	George Bush* (R)	19,522	42.4%	Bill Clinton (D)	16,780	36.4%	9,736 [+]	21.1%	46,038	5	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 9,525 (20.7%);
1988	56%	George Bush (R)	21,833	51.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	20,017	47.4%	343 [+]	0.8%	42,193	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 155 (0.4%);
1984	57%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	24,515	58.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	17,083	40.7%	382	0.9%	41,980	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	23,293	55.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	14,148	33.4%	4,934 [+]	11.6%	42,375	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 4,139 (9.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 512 (1.2%);
1976	65%	Jimmy Carter (D)	20,623	48.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	20,372	48.2%	1,257 [+]	3.0%	42,252	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 540 (1.3%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	21,500	54.6%	George McGovern (D)	16,782	42.6%	1,078 [+]	2.7%	39,360	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 968 (2.5%);
1968	63%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	16,075	47.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	15,876	46.7%	2,067 [+]	6.1%	34,018	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,032 (6.0%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	21,792	63.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	12,406	36.2%	88	0.3%	34,286	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	75%	Richard Nixon (R)	18,525	51.1%	John Kennedy (D)	17,687	48.8%	40	0.1%	36,252	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,136	54.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,211	45.3%	56	0.2%	31,403	-3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	69%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	19,265	59.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,883	39.8%	197	0.6%	32,345	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Harry Truman* (D)	16,275	57.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	11,036	38.9%	1,058 [+]	3.7%	28,369	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 916 (3.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 15 (0.1%);
1944	60%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	16,515	61.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	10,070	37.7%	159	0.6%	26,744	-8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	19,048	60.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	12,243	38.9%	200	0.6%	31,491	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,559	68.6%	Alf Landon (R)	8,063	26.9%	1,364 [+]	4.5%	29,986	-10	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,225 (4.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 77 (0.3%);
1932	69%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	16,330	62.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	8,694	33.3%	1,066 [+]	4.1%	26,090	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 853 (3.3%);
1928	71%	Herbert Hoover (R)	15,239	60.4%	Al Smith (D)	9,657	38.3%	341 [+]	1.4%	25,237	2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 240 (1.0%);
1924	63%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	11,717	53.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	8,706	39.4%	1,668 [+]	7.6%	22,091	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 1,606 (7.3%);
1920	64%	Warren Harding (R)	15,843	71.6%	James Cox (D)	4,638	21.0%	1,651 [+]	7.5%	22,132	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,216 (5.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 288 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	32%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,312	54.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,630	39.7%	720 [+]	6.2%	11,662	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 506 (4.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 205 (1.8%);
1912	27%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,653	37.5%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,154	32.4%	2,939 [+]	30.2%	9,746	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,690 (17.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 969 (9.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 244 (2.5%);
1908	32%	William Taft (R)	6,051	56.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,678	34.2%	1,041 [+]	9.7%	10,770	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 709 (6.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 322 (3.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 10 (0.1%);
1904	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	6,356	72.3%	Alton Parker (D)	1,524	17.3%	906 [+]	10.3%	8,786	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 500 (5.7%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 301 (3.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 71 (0.8%);
1900	31%	William McKinley* (R)	5,466	54.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,065	40.6%	483 [+]	4.8%	10,014	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 227 (2.3%); John Woolley (Proh) 219 (2.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

18,319

39.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

26,852

57.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

997

2.1%

Other

396

0.9%

TOTAL

46,564

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

15,563

34.5%

Donald Trump (R)

25,319

56.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,521

5.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

507

1.1%

Evan McMullin (I)

235

0.5%

Other

1,016

2.2%

TOTAL

45,161

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

20,805

46.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

22,675

50.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

668

1.5%

Other

574

1.3%

TOTAL

44,722

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

23,954

51.3%

John McCain (R)

21,668

46.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

517

1.1%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

142

0.3%

Other

386

0.8%

TOTAL

46,667

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

26,022

56.4%

John Kerry (D)

19,375

42.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

470

1.0%

Other

271

0.6%

TOTAL

46,138

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

23,484

55.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

16,357

38.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1,736

4.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

753

1.8%

Other

195

0.5%

TOTAL

42,525

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

17,745

45.0%

Robert Dole (R)

17,169

43.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,165

10.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

159

0.4%

Other

126

0.3%

TOTAL

39,423

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

16,780

36.4%

George Bush* (R)

19,522

42.4%

Ross Perot (I)

9,525

20.7%

Other

211

0.5%

TOTAL

46,038

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

21,833

51.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

20,017

47.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

155

0.4%

Other

188

0.4%

TOTAL

42,193

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

24,515

58.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

17,083

40.7%

Other

382

0.9%

TOTAL

41,980

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

23,293

55.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

14,148

33.4%

John Anderson (I)

4,139

9.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

512

1.2%

Other

283

0.7%

TOTAL

42,375

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

20,623

48.8%

Gerald Ford* (R)

20,372

48.2%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

540

1.3%

Other

717

1.7%

TOTAL

42,252

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

21,500

54.6%

George McGovern (D)

16,782

42.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

968

2.5%

Other

110

0.3%

TOTAL

39,360

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -6

1968 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

15,876

46.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

16,075

47.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,032

6.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,018

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

21,792

63.6%

Barry Goldwater (R)

12,406

36.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

34,286

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

17,687

48.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

18,525

51.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

36,252

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

17,136

54.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

14,211

45.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

31,403

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

19,265

59.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

12,883

39.8%

Other

197

0.6%

TOTAL

32,345

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

16,275

57.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

11,036

38.9%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.1%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

916

3.2%

Other

127

0.4%

TOTAL

28,369

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

16,515

61.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

10,070

37.7%

Other

159

0.6%

TOTAL

26,744

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

19,048

60.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

12,243

38.9%

Other

200

0.6%

TOTAL

31,491

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): -6

1936 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

20,559

68.6%

Alf Landon (R)

8,063

26.9%

William Lemke (Union)

1,225

4.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

29,986

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): -10

1932 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

16,330

62.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

8,694

33.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

853

3.3%

Other

213

0.8%

TOTAL

26,090

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

15,239

60.4%

Al Smith (D)

9,657

38.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

240

1.0%

Other

101

0.4%

TOTAL

25,237

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

11,717

53.0%

John Davis (D)

1,606

7.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

8,706

39.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

22,091

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

15,843

71.6%

James Cox (D)

4,638

21.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,216

5.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

288

1.3%

Other

147

0.7%

TOTAL

22,132

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 11

1916 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

6,312

54.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

4,630

39.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

506

4.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

205

1.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

11,662

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): -6

1912 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

3,154

32.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,653

37.5%

William Taft* (R)

1,690

17.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

969

9.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

244

2.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

9,746

Turnout: 27%	Diff (US): -6

1908 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,051

56.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,678

34.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

709

6.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

322

3.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

TOTAL

10,770

Turnout: 32%	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

6,356

72.3%

Alton Parker (D)

1,524

17.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

500

5.7%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

301

3.4%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,786

Turnout: 26%	Diff (US): 16

1900 President, Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

5,466

54.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,065

40.6%

John Woolley (Proh)

219

2.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

227

2.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,014

Turnout: 31%	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	86,229	83.60%	1.8%
Black:	3,749	3.63%	138.8%
Indian:	2,387	2.31%	19.1%
Asian:	2,359	2.29%	54.5%
2+ races:	2,559	2.48%	35.8%
Hispanic:	5,861	5.68%	59.7%

Total non-White:	16,915	16.40%	58.2%

Change in White population:	-1,539	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,222	6.3

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area