Mercer County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 4,555 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -293382293382 | 94 | 394 | 8 | 496 | 19.0% | 79.4% | R+60.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -293321293321 | 44 | 390 | 8 | 442 | 10.0% | 88.2% | R+78.3 |
| Precinct -293383293383 | 69 | 351 | 6 | 426 | 16.2% | 82.4% | R+66.2 |
| Precinct -293322293322 | 48 | 365 | 6 | 419 | 11.5% | 87.1% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -293323293323 | 49 | 353 | 6 | 408 | 12.0% | 86.5% | R+74.5 |
| Precinct -293313293313 | 44 | 333 | 5 | 382 | 11.5% | 87.2% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -293303293303 | 60 | 305 | 8 | 373 | 16.1% | 81.8% | R+65.7 |
| Precinct -293381293381 | 70 | 271 | 6 | 347 | 20.2% | 78.1% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -293301293301 | 75 | 233 | 9 | 317 | 23.7% | 73.5% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -293324293324 | 29 | 239 | 4 | 272 | 10.7% | 87.9% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -293314293314 | 24 | 204 | 11 | 239 | 10.0% | 85.4% | R+75.3 |
| Precinct -293320293320 | 19 | 214 | 1 | 234 | 8.1% | 91.5% | R+83.3 |
| Precinct -293316293316 | 40 | 143 | 7 | 190 | 21.1% | 75.3% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -294A01294A01 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 70.0% | 30.0% | D+40.0 |
| Mercer 33-01 Voting District01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mercer 33-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −32.9% |
| 1896 | −60.8% |
| 1900 | −73.5% |
| 1904 | −87.0% |
| 1908 | −63.0% |
| 1912 | −0.7% |
| 1916 | −33.1% |
| 1920 | −78.8% |
| 1924 | −21.7% |
| 1928 | +25.0% |
| 1932 | +67.2% |
| 1936 | +21.6% |
| 1940 | −70.9% |
| 1944 | −69.7% |
| 1948 | −53.5% |
| 1952 | −70.4% |
| 1956 | −58.5% |
| 1960 | −47.9% |
| 1964 | −8.1% |
| 1968 | −44.5% |
| 1972 | −51.6% |
| 1976 | −20.6% |
| 1980 | −42.5% |
| 1984 | −35.9% |
| 1988 | −23.9% |
| 1992 | −19.0% |
| 1996 | −16.2% |
| 2000 | −45.3% |
| 2004 | −44.2% |
| 2008 | −29.9% |
| 2012 | −44.6% |
| 2016 | −67.0% |
| 2020 | −67.4% |
| 2024 | −68.6% |
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
+88 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −360 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,287 in average income, against $98,291 for residents who stayed — 37% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.8 on average — 26 points more Democratic-leaning than Mercer County, ND itself (R+68.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Burleigh County, ND32R+42.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Burleigh County, ND53
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 | −26 |
| 2012 | +18 |
| 2013 | +92 |
| 2014 | +107 |
| 2015 | +66 |
| 2016 | −178 |
| 2017 | −188 |
| 2018 | −208 |
| 2019 | −82 |
| 2021 | −20 |
| 2022 | −7 |
| 2023 | −28 |
| 2024 | +6 |
| 2025 | +88 |
Mercer County, anchored by the coal-and-power economy around Beulah, recorded an R+68.6 presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest gaps in a state already dominated by one-party presidential voting.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 87.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.6 points.
A population of 8,337, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,946 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Adams County and LaMoure County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Mercer County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.