HarrisDemocratic63.0%2,567TrumpRepublican35.0%1,427OliverLibertarian1.6%66
D+28.0- Lead
- 1,140
- Total
- 4,075
- vs nation
- D+29.4
- Turnout
- 51.1%
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Rolette County, ND
Contests in this Place (90 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 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 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 51.1% of 8,062 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic65.2%2,482TrumpRepublican33.0%1,257JorgensenLibertarian1.6%60
D+32.2- Lead
- 1,225
- Total
- 3,804
- vs nation
- D+27.7
- Turnout
- 40.5%
ClintonDemocratic55.9%2,099TrumpRepublican32.4%1,217SteinGreen4.7%175
D+23.5- Lead
- 882
- Total
- 3,755
- vs nation
- D+21.4
- Turnout
- 40.0%
ObamaDemocratic73.7%3,353RomneyRepublican24.0%1,092OtherAll other candidates2.4%107
D+49.7- Lead
- 2,261
- Total
- 4,552
- vs nation
- D+45.8
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic75.1%3,403McCainRepublican23.0%1,045OtherAll other candidates1.9%86
D+52.0- Lead
- 2,358
- Total
- 4,534
- vs nation
- D+44.7
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic63.4%2,564BushRepublican34.4%1,392OtherAll other candidates2.2%88
D+29.0- Lead
- 1,172
- Total
- 4,044
- vs nation
- D+31.4
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic61.0%2,681BushRepublican32.2%1,416NaderGreen3.1%137
D+28.8- Lead
- 1,265
- Total
- 4,398
- vs nation
- D+28.2
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic63.8%2,299DoleRepublican22.9%823PerotReform12.4%448
D+41.0- Lead
- 1,476
- Total
- 3,601
- vs nation
- D+32.5
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 11,9242024 5-year
- Population density
- 13 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 903 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $59,5172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 18.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+59.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57.8 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Glacier County, MT · twin score 97.8
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
- 51.1%4,121 participants ÷ 8,062 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +6.4 ptsPersistently low turnout
- Drop-off vs state
- -16.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 44.7%–54.4%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,121 | 8,062 ± 55 | 51.1% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 2,788 | 8,177 ± 93 | 34.1% | Audited | A/A |
| 3,845 | 9,502 ± 65 | 40.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 5,114 | 9,646 ± 49 | 53.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 3,855 | 9,638 ± 69 | 40.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 4,552 | 9,293 | 49.0% | Derived | — | |
| 4,534 | 8,987 | 50.5% | Derived | — | |
| 4,044 | 8,681 extrapolated | 46.6% | 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
10 precincts · 4,075 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -33 | 1,298 | 227 | 24 | 1,549 | 83.8% | 14.7% | D+69.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -22 | 590 | 365 | 27 | 982 | 60.1% | 37.2% | D+22.9 |
| Precinct -55 | 201 | 363 | 17 | 581 | 34.6% | 62.5% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -11 | 212 | 351 | 10 | 573 | 37.0% | 61.3% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -44 | 266 | 121 | 3 | 390 | 68.2% | 31.0% | D+37.2 |
| Rolette Precinct 9-0101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rolette Precinct 9-0202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rolette Precinct 9-0303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rolette Precinct 9-0404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rolette Precinct 9-0505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Rolette County, ND · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
79.2%
2,855 votes · D+59.6
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 75.1%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
75.1%
2,139 votes · R+56.3
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 66.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
3,403votes
75.1% of the vote · D+52.0
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 3,353 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
2,188votes
65.0% of the vote · R+30.5
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 2,139 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
Barack Obama2012
+45.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+49.7 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +44.7 pts
Republican
Benjamin Harrison1892
+59.5pts R vs U.S.
Place R+57.8 · U.S. D+1.7
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +30.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRichard MarcellaisState Senate · 9
DCollette BrownState House · 9
DJayme DavisState House · 9
Seats representing Rolette County, ND. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 61.6%2,429 | 38.4%1,517 | 3,946 |
| 2020 | D | 63.0%2,292 | 37.0%1,344 | 3,636 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+8 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,521 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,733 in average income, against $66,248 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ward County, ND31
- Cass County, ND24
- Grand Forks County, ND22
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 | +22 |
| 2012 | +41 |
| 2013 | +104 |
| 2014 | −113 |
| 2015 | −180 |
| 2016 | −136 |
| 2017 | −209 |
| 2018 | −354 |
| 2019 | −213 |
| 2021 | −126 |
| 2022 | −176 |
| 2023 | −126 |
| 2024 | −63 |
| 2025 | +8 |
Rolette County's outsized Democratic margins in a heavily Republican state reflect the political weight of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, whose reservation anchors the county's population and voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.8 points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.0 points.
A population of 11,924, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,517 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Glacier County and Buffalo County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Glacier County
Montana
97.8twin score
% Catholic2008–2020 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Buffalo County
South Dakota
90.2twin score
% Catholic2008–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity
Sioux County
North Dakota
89.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ % Catholic
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 Rolette County, North Dakota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rolette County, North Dakota voted Democratic by 28.0 points (D+28.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,075 votes cast, 2,567 went Democratic and 1,427 went Republican.
When did Rolette County, North Dakota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Rolette County, North Dakota voted Republican was 1952.
How many people live in Rolette County, North Dakota?
Rolette County, North Dakota has a population of 11,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rolette County, North Dakota?
Median household income in Rolette County, North Dakota is $59,517 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Dakota state median is $76,657.
What is the political history of Rolette County, North Dakota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rolette County, North Dakota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.