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North Dakota has: 53 counties. Largest counties: Cass, Burleigh, Grand Forks, Ward. Government
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 585,031 VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.9%. Absentee Voting: You do not need to provide a reason. Ballots available on the fortieth day before the election. Early Voting: Available 15 days prior to the election. It is up to each county to decide if and when they have an early voting precinct. 51,160 ballots cast at early voting precincts for the Nov. 8, 2016 general election. |
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Overview: Thanks to the energy boom, North Dakota
was the most rapidly growing state between 2010 and 2016, showing a
12.7-percent increase in population (only DC was higher at
13.2-percent). This was the most lopsided result in over 50 years. Strong Republican showings extended from the top of the ticket to statewide and state legislative races. Trump achieved a plurality of 123,036 votes (35.73 percentage points), carrying 51 of 53 counties. Clinton won in just Rolette County (Rolla) on the northern edge and Sioux County (home of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) on the southern edge. Gary Johnson's 6.22% of the vote was his second best of any state after New Mexico. The state did see a couple of visits. On Sept. 6 Dr. Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka visited the Red Warrior resistance camp in Standing Rock to join protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. On Oct. 6 Chelsea Clinton did a breakfast fundraiser with Sen. Heitkamp in Fargo. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] Note the unusual way the presidential candidates are presented on the ballot. NDCC 16.1-06-07.1. Arrangement of names on ballot — Presidential electors: "To the left and opposite the center of each group of electors’ names must be printed in bold type the surname of the presidential candidate represented and in line with such surname must be placed a single oval. |
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Democratic Presidential Preference Caucuses -- Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
| Democrats 23 Delegates: 12 District, 4 At-Large, 2 PLEO, and 5 Unpledged. details |
Republicans 28 Delegates: 3 RNC; 22 at-large; 3 by CD (3 x 1 CD). details |
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share of vote plurality margin |
Bush 44.22% 37,076 12.04% |
Dole 46.94% 18,145 6.81% |
Bush 60.66% 79,586 27.60% |
Bush 62.86% 85,599 27.36% |
McCain 53.25% 27,323 8.63% |
Romney 58.32% 63,354 19.62% |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 533,050. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.6%. |
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2012
Overview Romney-Ryan won North Dakota with a plurality of 63,354 votes (19.62 percentage points), carrying all but six counties (Rolette, Ransom, Benson, Sargent, Sioux and Steele). No visits were noted. Both of Gov. Gary Johnson's parents are North Dakota natives; he lived in Minot for his first two years and had visited a few times since then. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 486,871. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 65.0%. |
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2008
Overview The Obama campaign built up an organization in North Dakota, but shut it down in the latter part of September. McCain-Palin won North Dakota's three electoral votes with a plurality of 27,323 votes (8.63 percentage points), carrying 40 counties to 13 for Obama. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 482,722. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 64.8%. |
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2004
Overview Although North Dakota experienced a 1.2% decrease in population in the period from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004, 8.5% more people voted in the Nov. 2004 race for president than had voted in 2000. Bush won with a plurality of 85,599 votes (27.36 percentage points). Bush carried 49 counties to 4 for Kerry (Benson, Rolette, Sioux and Steele). |
| General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
| Voting Eligible Population*: 477,968. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.3%. |
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2000
Overview To no one's surprise the Bush-Cheney ticket handily claimed North Dakota's three electoral votes, winning with a plurality of 79,586 votes (27.60 percentage points) and carrying 51 of 53 counties. Pat Buchanan, who visited Fargo on Oct. 17, achieved one of his best showings nationwide in North Dakota -- a meager 2.5%. Gore's two counties were Sioux (on the southern edge of the state; part of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation) and Rolette (on the northern edge of the state; encompases Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation). |
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| Notes: Established political parties in North Dakota were the Republican, Democratic-NPL and Reform parties. Third parties could establish themselves and gain access by April 14, 2000 (the sixtieth day prior to the June 13, 2000 Primary Election) as the Constitution Party did. Other candidates must run under Independent nominations, requiring submission of petitions containing signatures of 4,000 qualified North Dakota electors to the Secretary of State by Sept. 8, 2000 at 4 p.m. (the sixtieth day prior to the Nov. 7, 2000 General Election). |
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