North Dakota State Senate District 46

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nd-sd-046
State
North Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
046
Land Area
6.2 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Dakota State Senate District 46

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cass County6.21 sq mi100.0%0.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Fargo city5.88 sq mi94.7%11.4%
Briarwood city0.14 sq mi2.3%99.7%

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-Large17,215100.0%2.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
9,900
Active Voters
9,900 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20249,313 (94.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,863 (59.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,429 (75.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,472 (65.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,207 (62.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,994 (40.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20123,747 (37.8%)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
17,212 (± 974)
Median Age
36.0
Median Household Income
$77,682 (± $18,816)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,47026.0%
18 to 649,53955.4%
65 and over3,20318.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5493.2%
White, not Hispanic12,53972.9%
Black, not Hispanic2,34013.6%
Asian, not Hispanic9675.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic720.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2471.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4982.9%

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
16,252
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
11,995

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,78497.1%
Hispanic4682.9%
White12,73678.4%
Black1,75610.8%
Asian7994.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native780.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races10.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,72497.7%
Hispanic2722.3%
White10,48387.4%
Black6215.2%
Asian4293.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1981.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races00.0%

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