2088 United States presidential election in North Dakota



The 2088 United States presidential election in North Dakota was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2088, as part of the 2088 United States presidential election. The Green Party ticket of Annie Brown and Sara Ribo won the state during a landslide win nationally, with a plurality of 41.9% of the vote in the state.

Background
The state of North Dakota had typically been a Republican stronghold in presidential elections for over a century until the 2070s; however, in the 2076 election, Democrat David Cummings won the state, largely due to the support he received from the ancestrally oil-drilling northwestern portion of the state. This set the stage for North Dakota's status as a Democratic-leaning swing state throughout the 2070s and 2080s.

Incumbent Green Party president Annie Brown's popularity contributed to an extremely pro-Green national environment in 2088. The Democratic Party was also rapidly falling in popularity throughout the country (Jack McGee, the governor of North Dakota from 2085 to 2089, was the only Democratic governor in the entire country during the 2088 presidential election.)

Analysis
As with the last several election cycles, the Democrats' lukewarm stance on environmentalism and fiscal conservatism appealed strongly in the historically oil-dependent and wealthy parts of northwestern North Dakota, centered around the city of Williston. The Republicans performed most strongly in the rural areas of the state, especially in the southwest. The key to victory for the Green Party in 2088 was the eastern side of the state bordering Minnesota, in which the cities of Fargo and Grand Forks are located, as well as the cities of Bismarck and Minot in the center of the state.