HarrisDemocratic27.6%1,125TrumpRepublican70.6%2,877OliverLibertarian1.4%58
R+43.0- Lead
- 1,752
- Total
- 4,073
- vs nation
- R+41.5
- Turnout
- 62.7%
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Mountrail County, ND
Contests in this Place (86 available)
President29 · 1912–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1912–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 62.7% of 6,554 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic30.2%1,256TrumpRepublican67.8%2,824JorgensenLibertarian1.8%75
R+37.6- Lead
- 1,568
- Total
- 4,165
- vs nation
- R+42.1
- Turnout
- 57.1%
ClintonDemocratic29.7%1,220TrumpRepublican62.9%2,582JohnsonLibertarian4.0%166
R+33.2- Lead
- 1,362
- Total
- 4,106
- vs nation
- R+35.3
- Turnout
- 59.5%
ObamaDemocratic40.6%1,403RomneyRepublican56.8%1,962OtherAll other candidates2.7%92
R+16.2- Lead
- 559
- Total
- 3,457
- vs nation
- R+20.0
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic50.3%1,477McCainRepublican47.9%1,406OtherAll other candidates1.9%55
D+2.4- Lead
- 71
- Total
- 2,938
- vs nation
- R+4.9
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic48.3%1,465BushRepublican50.4%1,527OtherAll other candidates1.3%38
R+2.0- Lead
- 62
- Total
- 3,030
- vs nation
- D+0.4
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic43.4%1,256BushRepublican50.6%1,466NaderGreen3.6%105
R+7.3- Lead
- 210
- Total
- 2,896
- vs nation
- R+7.8
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic48.8%1,277DoleRepublican36.9%965PerotReform13.8%360
D+11.9- Lead
- 312
- Total
- 2,615
- vs nation
- D+3.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 9,5072024 5-year
- Population density
- 5.2 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,825 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $80,7172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+51.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wright County, IA · twin score 78.3
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 62.7%4,108 participants ÷ 6,554 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +18.3 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -4.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 44.4%–50.2%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,108 | 6,554 ± 142 | 62.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 2,640 | 6,802 ± 131 | 38.8% | Audited | A/A |
| 4,181 | 7,327 ± 106 | 57.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 3,852 | 7,309 ± 118 | 52.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 4,174 | 7,019 ± 109 | 59.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 3,457 | 5,870 | 58.9% | Derived | — | |
| 2,938 | 4,747 | 61.9% | Derived | — | |
| 3,030 | 3,624 extrapolated | 83.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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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 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 02-06 Voting District06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 02-07 Voting District07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-02 Voting District02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-03 Voting District03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-04 Voting District04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-05 Voting District05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-08 Voting District08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mountrail 04-09 Voting District09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Mountrail County, ND · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
73.8%
3,284 votes · D+51.7
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 69.2%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
72.7%
2,960 votes · R+55.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 70.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
3,284votes
73.8% of the vote · D+51.7
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 2,775 votes
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
2,960votes
72.7% of the vote · R+55.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 2,877 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
+33.9pts D vs U.S.
Place D+51.7 · U.S. D+17.8
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +23.2 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+42.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+37.6 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +41.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RMark EngetState Senate · 2
RChuck WalenState Senate · 4
RBert AndersonState House · 2
RDonald LongmuirState House · 2
DLisa Finley-DeVilleState House · 4A
RClayton FegleyState House · 4B
Seats representing Mountrail County, ND. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 2 state senate and 3 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
domestic migration
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
20112025
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.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Wright County
Iowa
78.3twin score
12-yr trend2000–2008 trajectory% Evangelical≠ English ancestry
Benson County
North Dakota
76.8twin score
12-yr trend2004 marginNorwegian ancestry≠ elasticity
Roberts County
South Dakota
76.8twin score
12-yr trend2004 marginNorwegian ancestry≠ elasticity
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Mountrail County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mountrail County, North Dakota voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,073 votes cast, 1,125 went Democratic and 2,877 went Republican.
When did Mountrail County, North Dakota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mountrail County, North Dakota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Mountrail County, North Dakota?
Mountrail County, North Dakota has a population of 9,507 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mountrail County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Mountrail County, North Dakota is $80,717 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Mountrail County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mountrail County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.