Mountrail County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
15 precincts · 4,073 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -11 | 122 | 871 | 12 | 1,005 | 12.1% | 86.7% | R+74.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -44 | 113 | 755 | 17 | 885 | 12.8% | 85.3% | R+72.5 |
| Precinct -22 | 489 | 222 | 16 | 727 | 67.3% | 30.5% | D+36.7 |
| Precinct -66 | 56 | 522 | 10 | 588 | 9.5% | 88.8% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -55 | 184 | 391 | 10 | 585 | 31.5% | 66.8% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -33 | 161 | 116 | 6 | 283 | 56.9% | 41.0% | D+15.9 |
| Mountrail 02-01 Voting District01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 02-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 02-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-08 Voting District08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mountrail 04-09 Voting District09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | −6.9% |
| 1916 | +23.0% |
| 1920 | −55.8% |
| 1924 | −32.7% |
| 1928 | −7.8% |
| 1932 | +51.7% |
| 1936 | +43.5% |
| 1940 | +9.3% |
| 1944 | +8.5% |
| 1948 | +3.8% |
| 1952 | −27.0% |
| 1956 | +5.3% |
| 1960 | +8.9% |
| 1964 | +38.5% |
| 1968 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | +20.5% |
| 1980 | −27.4% |
| 1984 | −11.1% |
| 1988 | +15.4% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −7.3% |
| 2004 | −2.0% |
| 2008 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | −16.2% |
| 2016 | −33.2% |
| 2020 | −37.6% |
| 2024 | −43.0% |
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
−154 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,106 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,932 in average income, against $132,383 for residents who stayed — 58% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+54.6 on average — 12 points more Republican-leaning than Mountrail County, ND itself (R+43.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ward County, ND46R+47.0
- Williams County, ND25R+67.6
- Burleigh County, ND24R+42.8
- McKenzie County, ND21R+69.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ward County, ND54
- Williams County, ND30
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 | +331 |
| 2012 | +544 |
| 2013 | +500 |
| 2014 | +313 |
| 2015 | +471 |
| 2016 | −183 |
| 2017 | −86 |
| 2018 | −171 |
| 2019 | +188 |
| 2021 | −263 |
| 2022 | −397 |
| 2023 | +75 |
| 2024 | −62 |
| 2025 | −154 |
Mountrail County sits atop the Bakken Formation and has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 43-point margin in 2024 despite a Native American population that historically tempers GOP totals in similar prairie counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.0 points.
A population of 9,507, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,717 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wright County and Benson County.
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Mountrail County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38061/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.