McHenry County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 2,752 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -4747 | 188 | 678 | 13 | 879 | 21.4% | 77.1% | R+55.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -1818 | 88 | 494 | 12 | 594 | 14.8% | 83.2% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -4141 | 35 | 251 | 7 | 293 | 11.9% | 85.7% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -6262 | 32 | 196 | 2 | 230 | 13.9% | 85.2% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -5858 | 37 | 180 | 4 | 221 | 16.7% | 81.4% | R+64.7 |
| Precinct -1616 | 19 | 173 | 3 | 195 | 9.7% | 88.7% | R+79.0 |
| Precinct -5555 | 48 | 140 | 3 | 191 | 25.1% | 73.3% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -2727 | 32 | 111 | 6 | 149 | 21.5% | 74.5% | R+53.0 |
| McHenry 07-16 Voting District16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-18 Voting District18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-27 Voting District27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-41 Voting District41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-47 Voting District47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-55 Voting District55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-58 Voting District58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| McHenry 07-62 Voting District62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −64.2% |
| 1896 | −13.3% |
| 1900 | −43.9% |
| 1904 | −50.9% |
| 1908 | −15.1% |
| 1912 | +14.8% |
| 1916 | +28.2% |
| 1920 | −56.3% |
| 1924 | −31.1% |
| 1928 | −6.9% |
| 1932 | +45.7% |
| 1936 | +27.2% |
| 1940 | −27.0% |
| 1944 | −23.6% |
| 1948 | −17.7% |
| 1952 | −54.3% |
| 1956 | −24.6% |
| 1960 | −9.8% |
| 1964 | +20.9% |
| 1968 | −15.4% |
| 1972 | −27.9% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −48.3% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −6.2% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −3.3% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −25.3% |
| 2008 | −16.3% |
| 2012 | −27.1% |
| 2016 | −55.3% |
| 2020 | −59.9% |
| 2024 | −63.4% |
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
−22 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +96 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $78,353 in average income, against $80,181 for residents who stayed — 2% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+47.0 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than McHenry County, ND itself (R+63.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ward County, ND34R+47.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ward County, ND63
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 | +98 |
| 2012 | +275 |
| 2013 | +91 |
| 2014 | +73 |
| 2015 | +3 |
| 2016 | −18 |
| 2017 | −96 |
| 2018 | −93 |
| 2019 | −67 |
| 2021 | −45 |
| 2022 | −26 |
| 2023 | −59 |
| 2024 | −18 |
| 2025 | −22 |
With under 6,000 residents spread across a vast agricultural landscape, McHenry County has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, hitting R+63.4 in 2024 — a pattern typical of the state's sparsely populated northern plains counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.2 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.4 points.
A population of 5,207, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,733 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Renville County and McLean County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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McHenry County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38049/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.