Morton County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
35 precincts · 17,036 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0202 | 717 | 1,942 | 74 | 2,733 | 26.2% | 71.1% | R+44.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -3232 | 409 | 1,842 | 49 | 2,300 | 17.8% | 80.1% | R+62.3 |
| Precinct -0101 | 450 | 1,497 | 56 | 2,003 | 22.5% | 74.7% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -1717 | 305 | 1,167 | 40 | 1,512 | 20.2% | 77.2% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -0606 | 369 | 854 | 40 | 1,263 | 29.2% | 67.6% | R+38.4 |
| Precinct -0303 | 331 | 645 | 31 | 1,007 | 32.9% | 64.1% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct -2424 | 146 | 808 | 25 | 979 | 14.9% | 82.5% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -0505 | 264 | 595 | 30 | 889 | 29.7% | 66.9% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -0404 | 239 | 589 | 27 | 855 | 28.0% | 68.9% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -3333 | 106 | 688 | 21 | 815 | 13.0% | 84.4% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -1818 | 115 | 438 | 11 | 564 | 20.4% | 77.7% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -3636 | 48 | 471 | 6 | 525 | 9.1% | 89.7% | R+80.6 |
| Precinct -0808 | 138 | 358 | 21 | 517 | 26.7% | 69.2% | R+42.6 |
| Precinct -3838 | 47 | 368 | 8 | 423 | 11.1% | 87.0% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -2323 | 23 | 239 | 0 | 262 | 8.8% | 91.2% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -2020 | 30 | 208 | 7 | 245 | 12.2% | 84.9% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -3434 | 11 | 130 | 3 | 144 | 7.6% | 90.3% | R+82.6 |
| Morton 31-17 Voting District17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 31-18 Voting District18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 31-20 Voting District20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 31-23 Voting District23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 31-24 Voting District24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 33-32 Voting District32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 33-33 Voting District33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 33-34 Voting District34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-01 Voting District01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 34-08 Voting District08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 36-36 Voting District36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton 36-38 Voting District38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −60.8% |
| 1896 | −31.3% |
| 1900 | −32.5% |
| 1904 | −63.2% |
| 1908 | −38.6% |
| 1912 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | −19.2% |
| 1920 | −74.5% |
| 1924 | −39.3% |
| 1928 | +15.5% |
| 1932 | +50.1% |
| 1936 | +46.4% |
| 1940 | −31.0% |
| 1944 | −31.2% |
| 1948 | −17.0% |
| 1952 | −50.2% |
| 1956 | −33.0% |
| 1960 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | +27.3% |
| 1968 | −16.1% |
| 1972 | −23.8% |
| 1976 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | −41.9% |
| 1984 | −27.7% |
| 1988 | −8.4% |
| 1992 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | −9.5% |
| 2000 | −31.7% |
| 2004 | −33.7% |
| 2008 | −21.0% |
| 2012 | −30.9% |
| 2016 | −52.1% |
| 2020 | −50.4% |
| 2024 | −53.4% |
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
+184 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,542 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,000 in average income, against $100,416 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.7 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Morton County, ND itself (R+53.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Burleigh County, ND599R+42.8
- Cass County, ND44R+8.3
- Stark County, ND44R+65.2
- Ward County, ND27R+47.0
- McLean County, ND22R+57.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Burleigh County, ND642
- Cass County, ND50
- Stark County, ND34
- Ward County, ND21
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 | +30 |
| 2012 | +230 |
| 2013 | +654 |
| 2014 | +647 |
| 2015 | +223 |
| 2016 | +167 |
| 2017 | −65 |
| 2018 | −131 |
| 2019 | +159 |
| 2021 | +195 |
| 2022 | +100 |
| 2023 | +177 |
| 2024 | −28 |
| 2025 | +184 |
Morton County sits directly west of Bismarck and has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deeply rural, majority-white demographic profile typical of the Missouri River corridor in western North Dakota.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.4 points.
A population of 33,777, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,382 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stark County and Hanson County.
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Morton County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38059/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.