Benson County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 2,002 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -3090130901 | 121 | 276 | 10 | 407 | 29.7% | 67.8% | R+38.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -3090330903 | 143 | 161 | 7 | 311 | 46.0% | 51.8% | R+5.8 |
| Precinct -3090530905 | 142 | 161 | 2 | 305 | 46.6% | 52.8% | R+6.2 |
| Precinct -3140231402 | 77 | 201 | 5 | 283 | 27.2% | 71.0% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -3140131401 | 54 | 188 | 8 | 250 | 21.6% | 75.2% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -3090230902 | 93 | 113 | 4 | 210 | 44.3% | 53.8% | R+9.5 |
| Precinct -3090430904 | 153 | 48 | 7 | 208 | 73.6% | 23.1% | D+50.5 |
| Precinct -3140331403 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 42.9% | 53.6% | R+10.7 |
| Benson 07-01 Voting District01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 07-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 07-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 07-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 23-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 23-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 23-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson 23-08 Voting District08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −68.8% |
| 1896 | −41.1% |
| 1900 | −53.3% |
| 1904 | −74.6% |
| 1908 | −40.3% |
| 1912 | +4.0% |
| 1916 | −12.7% |
| 1920 | −65.5% |
| 1924 | −39.1% |
| 1928 | −8.8% |
| 1932 | +50.4% |
| 1936 | +43.3% |
| 1940 | +7.6% |
| 1944 | +13.3% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −40.1% |
| 1956 | −11.6% |
| 1960 | −1.8% |
| 1964 | +26.5% |
| 1968 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | −11.2% |
| 1976 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | −28.7% |
| 1984 | −3.9% |
| 1988 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | +9.6% |
| 1996 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | −4.8% |
| 2004 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | +35.8% |
| 2012 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | −4.3% |
| 2020 | −13.9% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
U.S. Senate
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+2 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −846 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $61,955 in average income, against $69,188 for residents who stayed — 10% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.0 on average — 22 points more Republican-leaning than Benson County, ND itself (R+18.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ramsey County, ND23R+40.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ramsey County, ND49
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −45 |
| 2012 | −7 |
| 2013 | +43 |
| 2014 | −86 |
| 2015 | −134 |
| 2016 | −68 |
| 2017 | −12 |
| 2018 | −66 |
| 2019 | −197 |
| 2021 | −159 |
| 2022 | −10 |
| 2023 | −51 |
| 2024 | −56 |
| 2025 | +2 |
Benson County is home to the Spirit Lake Nation reservation, giving it a Native American population share well above state norms and producing presidential margins that have tightened in cycles tied closely to tribal turnout fluctuations.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.4 points.
A population of 5,808, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,033 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roberts County and Mahnomen County.
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Benson County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38005/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.