West North Central states

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The West North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States that are officially recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seven states compose the division: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota and it makes up the western half of the Midwestern United States; the eastern half of which consists of the East North Central states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref> The Mississippi River marks the bulk of the boundary between these two divisions.

The West North Central states are regarded as constituting the core of the nation's "Farm Belt." Another name popularly applied to the division is the "Agricultural Heartland," or simply the "Heartland."

Since the early 1990s, the West North Central division has consistently had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States (especially in its many college towns), and has also been noted for its plentiful supply of affordable housing.

Demographics

As of 2020, the West North Central states had a combined population of 21,616,921. This number is a 5.4% increase from 20,505,437 in 2010. The West North Central region covers Template:Convert of land, and has an average population density of 42.56 people per square mile.

States in the West North Central
State 2020 census Land area
Iowa 3,190,369 56,272
Kansas 2,937,880 82,277
Minnesota 5,706,494 86,939
Missouri 6,154,913 69,709
Nebraska 1,961,504 77,354
North Dakota 779,094 70,700
South Dakota 886,667 77,116
Ten largest cities by population in the West North Central
City 2020 pop.
1 Kansas City, Missouri 508,090
2 Omaha, Nebraska 484,983
3 Minneapolis, Minnesota 434,341
4 Wichita, Kansas 390,780
5 St. Louis, Missouri 318,416
6 St. Paul, Minnesota 310,468
7 St. Louis, Missouri 292,601
8 Lincoln, Nebraska 292,201
9 Des Moines, Iowa 215,293
10 Overland Park, Kansas 197,783
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Ethnic origins in West North Central
Largest metropolitan areas (2020)
1 Twin Cities (MN-WI) 3,685,561
2 St. Louis, MO-IL 2,806,100
3 Kansas City, Missouri-KS 2,172,902
4 Omaha, Nebraska-IA 963,221
5 Des Moines, Iowa 721,326
6 Wichita, Kansas 649,230
7 Springfield, Missouri 473,702
8 Quad Cities IA-IL (Davenport) 376,502
9 Lincoln, Nebraska 340,954
10 Duluth, MN-WI 287,430

Politics

Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota have consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 1968. Minnesota has consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates since 1976. Missouri has consistently voted for Republican presidential candidates since 2000. Iowa voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, but previously voted for Democratic presidential candidates from 2012 to 1988, except in 2004 when it voted for George W. Bush.

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Presidential electoral votes in the West North Central states since 1824
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1828 Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Democratic| Jackson Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1832 Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Democratic| Jackson Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
1836 Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Democratic| Van Buren Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election Template:Party shading/Independent| No election
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Notes

Template:Note labelMcCain and Trump won the overall state, but Barack Obama won Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in the 2008 election, while Joe Biden won it in the 2020 election and Kamala Harris won it in the 2024 election.

References

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