North Dakota is another solid Republican state and Donald Trump is expected to win the states 3 electoral votes. 1964 was the last time North Dakota voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
Senator John Hoeven (Republican) is up for re-election and expected to easily win.
North Dakota Political Facts
Governor: Jack Dalrymple (Republican) – Current Term: 2013 – 2017
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 1
Electoral Votes: 3
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: see notes
- Polls Close: see notes
- North Dakota Voting Information
- Notes: Precincts that had fewer than 75 votes in the last general election may open as late as noon.[45]
Past North Dakota Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 39% | Romney | 59% |
| 2008 | Obama | 45% | McCain | 53% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 36% | Bush | 63% |
| 2000 | Gore | 33% | Bush | 61% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 40% | Dole | 47% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 32% | Bush | 44% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 43% | Bush | 56% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 34% | Reagan | 65% |
| 1980 | Carter | 26% | Reagan | 64% |
| 1976 | Carter | 46% | Ford | 52% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 36% | Nixon | 62% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 38% | Nixon | 56% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 58% | Goldwater | 42% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 45% | Nixon | 55% |
North Dakota State Facts
Population (2010 census): 672,591
Population Rank By State: 47
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 9.9%
Capital: Bismarck
Largest City: Fargo
State Nickname: Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
More coverage of North Dakota’s 2016 elections from other news sources:
- Attribution:
- census.gov
- govtrack.us
- FactMonster.com
- state map icons by anbileru adaleru from the Noun Project
- Ballotpedia.org – Poll Hours
- Senate and House CookPolitical.com