North Dakota State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nd-hd-016
State
North Dakota
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
4.83 sq mi
Water Area
0.11 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Dakota State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cass County4.83 sq mi100.0%0.3%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
West Fargo city4.24 sq mi87.7%26.2%
Fargo city0.31 sq mi6.4%0.6%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
ND At-Large16,615100.0%2.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
8,878
Active Voters
8,878 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20248,252 (92.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20224,177 (47.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20205,937 (66.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20184,772 (53.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20164,648 (52.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20142,572 (29.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20122,932 (33.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/16/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
16,233 (± 1,365)
Median Age
28.3
Median Household Income
$89,817 (± $8,975)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,75429.3%
18 to 6410,21062.9%
65 and over1,2697.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1771.1%
White, not Hispanic13,38882.5%
Black, not Hispanic8975.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5393.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2631.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1641.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8055.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
15,259
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
10,639

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,13299.2%
Hispanic1240.8%
White13,51788.6%
Black5003.3%
Asian3092.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2651.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic10,53899.1%
Hispanic990.9%
White9,63390.5%
Black2902.7%
Asian2552.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3623.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).