North Dakota State Senate District 39

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nd-sd-039
State
North Dakota
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
039
Land Area
7,133.2 sq mi
Water Area
21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of North Dakota State Senate District 39

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Slope County1215.26 sq mi17.0%100.0%
Bowman County1161.81 sq mi16.3%100.0%
Billings County1148.49 sq mi16.1%100.0%
Golden Valley County1000.89 sq mi14.0%100.0%
Adams County987.55 sq mi13.8%100.0%
Stark County672.16 sq mi9.4%50.4%
Hettinger County560.40 sq mi7.9%49.5%
Dunn County386.85 sq mi5.4%19.3%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Marmarth city2.58 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Beach city2.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bowman city1.86 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Belfield city1.62 sq mi<0.1%96.9%
Rhame city1.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
South Heart city1.21 sq mi<0.1%89.7%
Sentinel Butte city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gascoyne city1.00 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Hettinger city0.83 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Reeder city0.69 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Scranton city0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Amidon city0.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Dickinson city0.57 sq mi<0.1%4.3%
New England city0.49 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Medora city0.39 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bucyrus city0.35 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Golva city0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Haynes city0.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 18 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-Large15,749100.0%2.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
9,176
Active Voters
9,176 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–20248,632 (94.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20226,251 (68.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,379 (80.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20186,362 (69.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20166,180 (67.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20144,663 (50.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20124,312 (47.0%)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
15,706 (± 534)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$85,134 (± $3,627)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 183,74023.8%
18 to 648,42553.6%
65 and over3,54122.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3322.1%
White, not Hispanic14,26790.8%
Black, not Hispanic320.2%
Asian, not Hispanic540.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2461.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic110.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic450.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7194.6%

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
15,465
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
11,733

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic15,20198.3%
Hispanic2631.7%
White14,29792.4%
Black330.2%
Asian100.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2461.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.1%
Two or More Races760.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic11,56498.6%
Hispanic1711.5%
White11,05494.2%
Black360.3%
Asian690.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3853.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander160.1%
Two or More Races80.1%

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