North Dakota — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentTrumpR+35.7
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 63.0% | 216,794 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary ClintonDemocratic | 27.2% | 93,758 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.8% | 33,808 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+52.0 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+67.7 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+72.5 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+55.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+59.8 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+63.6 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+67.0 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+70.5 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+65.1 |
North Dakota results by county
53 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Donald Trump+693 | 90974.6% | 21617.7% | 937.6% | 1,218 |
| Barnes County | Donald Trump+1,563 | 3,16059.1% | 1,59729.9% | 58711.0% | 5,344 |
| Benson County | Donald Trump+87 | 92946.2% | 84241.9% | 24011.9% | 2,011 |
| Billings County | Donald Trump+436 | 49581.8% | 599.8% | 518.4% | 605 |
| Bottineau County | Donald Trump+1,758 | 2,49471.4% | 73621.1% | 2647.6% | 3,494 |
| Bowman County | Donald Trump+1,219 | 1,44680.9% | 22712.7% | 1146.4% | 1,787 |
| Burke County | Donald Trump+776 | 89585.1% | 11911.3% | 383.6% | 1,052 |
| Burleigh County | Donald Trump+21,651 | 32,53267.8% | 10,88122.7% | 4,5669.5% | 47,979 |
| Cass County | Donald Trump+8,455 | 39,81649.3% | 31,36138.8% | 9,64411.9% | 80,821 |
| Cavalier County | Donald Trump+881 | 1,35767.6% | 47623.7% | 1738.6% | 2,006 |
| Dickey County | Donald Trump+1,113 | 1,66769.3% | 55423.0% | 1867.7% | 2,407 |
| Divide County | Donald Trump+622 | 86771.1% | 24520.1% | 1078.8% | 1,219 |
| Dunn County | Donald Trump+1,413 | 1,77179.0% | 35816.0% | 1145.1% | 2,243 |
| Eddy County | Donald Trump+436 | 79164.3% | 35528.8% | 856.9% | 1,231 |
| Emmons County | Donald Trump+1,462 | 1,67784.7% | 21510.9% | 894.5% | 1,981 |
| Foster County | Donald Trump+894 | 1,24172.2% | 34720.2% | 1317.6% | 1,719 |
| Golden Valley County | Donald Trump+697 | 79683.2% | 9910.3% | 626.5% | 957 |
| Grand Forks County | Donald Trump+5,489 | 16,34053.8% | 10,85135.7% | 3,17410.5% | 30,365 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+923 | 1,10880.2% | 18513.4% | 886.4% | 1,381 |
| Griggs County | Donald Trump+549 | 84767.0% | 29823.6% | 1209.5% | 1,265 |
| Hettinger County | Donald Trump+882 | 1,05081.0% | 16813.0% | 786.0% | 1,296 |
| Kidder County | Donald Trump+932 | 1,11180.7% | 17913.0% | 866.3% | 1,376 |
| LaMoure County | Donald Trump+979 | 1,48168.9% | 50223.3% | 1687.8% | 2,151 |
| Logan County | Donald Trump+774 | 88883.2% | 11410.7% | 656.1% | 1,067 |
| McHenry County | Donald Trump+1,560 | 2,05072.7% | 49017.4% | 2809.9% | 2,820 |
| McIntosh County | Donald Trump+865 | 1,10076.1% | 23516.3% | 1117.7% | 1,446 |
| McKenzie County | Donald Trump+2,972 | 3,67078.6% | 69814.9% | 3046.5% | 4,672 |
| McLean County | Donald Trump+2,779 | 3,86072.6% | 1,08120.3% | 3747.0% | 5,315 |
| Mercer County | Donald Trump+3,138 | 3,75980.3% | 62113.3% | 3026.5% | 4,682 |
| Morton County | Donald Trump+8,256 | 11,33671.6% | 3,08019.5% | 1,4168.9% | 15,832 |
| Mountrail County | Donald Trump+1,362 | 2,58262.9% | 1,22029.7% | 3047.4% | 4,106 |
| Nelson County | Donald Trump+489 | 1,02559.7% | 53631.2% | 1569.1% | 1,717 |
| Oliver County | Donald Trump+711 | 83081.6% | 11911.7% | 686.7% | 1,017 |
| Pembina County | Donald Trump+1,527 | 2,20870.0% | 68121.6% | 2648.4% | 3,153 |
| Pierce County | Donald Trump+1,006 | 1,43769.4% | 43120.8% | 2039.8% | 2,071 |
| Ramsey County | Donald Trump+1,712 | 3,21760.6% | 1,50528.4% | 58311.0% | 5,305 |
| Ransom County | Donald Trump+372 | 1,21051.3% | 83835.5% | 31113.2% | 2,359 |
| Renville County | Donald Trump+792 | 99376.8% | 20115.5% | 997.7% | 1,293 |
| Richland County | Donald Trump+2,703 | 4,76762.8% | 2,06427.2% | 76110.0% | 7,592 |
| Rolette County | Hillary Clinton+882 | 1,21732.4% | 2,09955.9% | 43911.7% | 3,755 |
| Sargent County | Donald Trump+394 | 1,08854.5% | 69434.8% | 21510.8% | 1,997 |
| Sheridan County | Donald Trump+555 | 65082.6% | 9512.1% | 425.3% | 787 |
| Sioux County | Hillary Clinton+498 | 26021.1% | 75861.5% | 21417.4% | 1,232 |
| Slope County | Donald Trump+319 | 36284.2% | 4310.0% | 255.8% | 430 |
| Stark County | Donald Trump+8,002 | 9,75579.2% | 1,75314.2% | 8146.6% | 12,322 |
| Steele County | Donald Trump+177 | 53853.9% | 36136.1% | 10010.0% | 999 |
| Stutsman County | Donald Trump+4,220 | 6,71866.2% | 2,49824.6% | 9399.2% | 10,155 |
| Towner County | Donald Trump+428 | 73363.4% | 30526.4% | 11910.3% | 1,157 |
| Traill County | Donald Trump+1,024 | 2,26557.6% | 1,24131.6% | 42710.9% | 3,933 |
| Walsh County | Donald Trump+1,828 | 2,99564.6% | 1,16725.2% | 47410.2% | 4,636 |
| Ward County | Donald Trump+12,830 | 18,63668.0% | 5,80621.2% | 2,97010.8% | 27,412 |
| Wells County | Donald Trump+1,377 | 1,79675.4% | 41917.6% | 1687.0% | 2,383 |
| Williams County | Donald Trump+8,334 | 10,06978.6% | 1,73513.5% | 1,0037.8% | 12,807 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.