Legislative Districts & Petition Requirements

Statistics and Legislative Petition Signature Requirements

Based on 2020 Census data.

Statistics and Legislative Petition Signature Requirements for North Dakota Legislative Districts - Download the below table as a printable PDF.

Legislative District	Total Resident Population	Counties Included	Legislative Petition Signatures Required for Primary Candidates*	Legislative Petition Signatures Required for Independent Candidates**
1	15,976	Williiams	159	300
2	16,452	Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams	164	300
3	15,796	Ward	157	300
4	16,469	Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward	164	300
4A	16,469	Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward	83	167
4B	8,119	McLean, Mountrail, Ward	81	162
5	16,307	Ward	163	300
6	17,308	Bottineau, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Ward	173	300
7	16,986	Burleigh	169	300
8	17,385	Burleigh, Emmons	173	300
9	17,339	Benson, Eddy, Nelson, Pierce, Ramsey, Rolette	173	300
10	16,660	Cass	166	300
11	16,529	Cass	165	300
12	15,845	Stutsman	158	300
13	16,790	Cass	167	300
14	17,189	Benson, Burleigh, Eddy, Kidder, Pierce, Sheridan, Wells	171	300
15	16,967	Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner	169	300
16	16,615	Cass	166	300
17	16,067	Grand Forks	160	300
18	16,196	Grand Forks	161	300
19	17,231	Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh	172	300
20	17,126	Grand Forks, Traill, Walsh	171	300
21	16,684	Cass	166	300
22	16,178	Cass	161	300
23	16,314	Williams	163	300
24	16,556	Barnes, Ransom	165	300
25	16,598	Richland, Sargent	165	300
26	15,750	Dunn, McKenzie	157	300
27	17,002	Cass	170	300
28	17,291	Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Sargent	172	300
29	16,264	Foster, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, Stutsman	162	300
30	16,339	Burleigh	163	300
31	15,993	Hettinger, Grant, Morton, Sioux	159	300
32	16,998	Burleigh	169	300
33	17,259	McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver	172	300
34	17,084	Morton	170	300
35	17,326	Burleigh	173	300
36	15,944	Dunn, Morton, Stark	159	300
37	16,045	Stark	160	300
38	17,275	Ward	172	300
39	15,746	Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope, Stark	157	300
40	15,831	Ward	158	300
41	16,990	Cass	169	300
42	16,424	Grand Forks	164	300
43	16,022	Grand Forks	160	300
44	17,186	Cass	171	300
45	16,671	Cass	166	300
46	17,220	Cass	172	300
47	15,887	Burleigh	158	300

*Based upon 1% of the total population of the legislative district for candidates wanting to participate in the Primary Election.
**Based on 2%, but not more than 300 signatures, for independent candidates wanting to participate in the General Election.