Williams County, North Dakota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
36 precincts · 15,122 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -4141 | 496 | 1,879 | 79 | 2,454 | 20.2% | 76.6% | R+56.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -2121 | 332 | 1,834 | 49 | 2,215 | 15.0% | 82.8% | R+67.8 |
| Precinct -5454 | 223 | 1,873 | 36 | 2,132 | 10.5% | 87.9% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -1313 | 277 | 1,457 | 40 | 1,774 | 15.6% | 82.1% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -3131 | 246 | 1,042 | 43 | 1,331 | 18.5% | 78.3% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -3333 | 140 | 782 | 19 | 941 | 14.9% | 83.1% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -6464 | 99 | 744 | 15 | 858 | 11.5% | 86.7% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -1414 | 103 | 575 | 13 | 691 | 14.9% | 83.2% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -4343 | 100 | 513 | 10 | 623 | 16.1% | 82.3% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -2222 | 50 | 482 | 10 | 542 | 9.2% | 88.9% | R+79.7 |
| Precinct -1212 | 43 | 387 | 5 | 435 | 9.9% | 89.0% | R+79.1 |
| Precinct -6363 | 66 | 324 | 10 | 400 | 16.5% | 81.0% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -2323 | 33 | 193 | 3 | 229 | 14.4% | 84.3% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -6767 | 28 | 89 | 4 | 121 | 23.1% | 73.6% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -5656 | 12 | 104 | 3 | 119 | 10.1% | 87.4% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -5252 | 5 | 85 | 3 | 93 | 5.4% | 91.4% | R+86.0 |
| Precinct -6565 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 74 | 20.3% | 79.7% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -6262 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 50 | 12.0% | 84.0% | R+72.0 |
| Precinct -6868 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 5.0% | 95.0% | R+90.0 |
| Precinct -6666 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 5.9% | 88.2% | R+82.4 |
| Precinct -2424 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Williams 01-59 Voting District59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 01-60 Voting District60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 01-73 Voting District73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 01-74 Voting District74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 01-76 Voting District76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-43 Voting District43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-45 Voting District45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-48 Voting District48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-53 Voting District53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-55 Voting District55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-62 Voting District62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-63 Voting District63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-64 Voting District64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-65 Voting District65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams 2-67 Voting District67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −44.6% |
| 1896 | −10.6% |
| 1900 | −44.5% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −28.8% |
| 1912 | +6.4% |
| 1916 | +27.1% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −30.7% |
| 1928 | −17.3% |
| 1932 | +48.1% |
| 1936 | +51.9% |
| 1940 | +29.2% |
| 1944 | +25.3% |
| 1948 | +8.0% |
| 1952 | −17.8% |
| 1956 | −0.4% |
| 1960 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | +27.0% |
| 1968 | −9.3% |
| 1972 | −22.6% |
| 1976 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | −40.2% |
| 1984 | −43.3% |
| 1988 | −16.9% |
| 1992 | −6.6% |
| 1996 | −7.3% |
| 2000 | −36.6% |
| 2004 | −42.2% |
| 2008 | −36.0% |
| 2012 | −49.6% |
| 2016 | −65.1% |
| 2020 | −66.8% |
| 2024 | −67.6% |
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
+352 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +8,960 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,684 in average income, against $124,803 for residents who stayed — 51% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.5 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Williams County, ND itself (R+67.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McKenzie County, ND64R+69.2
- Ward County, ND52R+47.0
- Kern County, CA34R+21.1
- Richland County, MT30R+68.0
- Mountrail County, ND30R+43.0
- Maricopa County, AZ28R+3.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ward County, ND59
- McKenzie County, ND46
- Cass County, ND39
- Stark County, ND32
- Burleigh County, ND26
- Mountrail County, ND25
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 | +1,696 |
| 2012 | +2,037 |
| 2013 | +2,489 |
| 2014 | +2,089 |
| 2015 | +2,620 |
| 2016 | −1,608 |
| 2017 | −1,296 |
| 2018 | +1,483 |
| 2019 | +1,601 |
| 2021 | −2,949 |
| 2022 | −1,012 |
| 2023 | +676 |
| 2024 | +782 |
| 2025 | +352 |
Williams County anchors North Dakota's oil-patch economy along the Bakken formation, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+67.6 reflects a voting pattern consistent with energy-dependent rural counties across the northern plains.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.6 points.
A population of 39,555, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,595 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McKenzie County and Hamlin County.
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Williams County, North Dakota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/38105/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.