Mountrail County, North Dakota
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 5.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 29 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 56.3% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(5) | 8.6% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 1.8% |
▶Asian(1) | 0.6% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 28.9% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 19.1% | 37.0% |
| Catholic | 16.2% | 31.5% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9.6% | 18.6% |
| Other | 6.6% | 12.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 6.6% | 12.7% |
| Non-religious | 48.5% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+43.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+37.6 |
| 2016 | Trump+33.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+16.2 |
| 2008 | Obama+2.4 |
| 2004 | Bush+2.0 |
| 2000 | Bush+7.3 |
| 1996 | Clinton+11.9 |
| 1992 | Clinton+11.4 |
Mountrail, North Dakota is a county that has a population of 9,507. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+43.0. Akashic Edge tracks 29 presidential elections here, dating back to 1912.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.6% | 70.6% | R+43.0 | R+5.4 |
| 2020 | 30.2% | 67.8% | R+37.6 | R+4.5 |
| 2016 | 29.7% | 62.9% | R+33.2 | R+17.0 |
| 2012 | 40.6% | 56.8% | R+16.2 | R+18.6 |
| 2008 | 50.3% | 47.9% | D+2.4 | D+4.5 |
| 2004 | 48.3% | 50.4% | R+2.0 | D+5.2 |
| 2000 | 43.4% | 50.6% | R+7.3 | R+19.2 |
| 1996 | 48.8% | 36.9% | D+11.9 | D+0.5 |
| 1992 | 42.4% | 30.9% | D+11.4 | R+4.0 |
| 1988 | 57.2% | 41.7% | D+15.4 | D+26.5 |
| 1984 | 44.0% | 55.1% | R+11.1 | D+16.3 |
| 1980 | 33.0% | 60.4% | R+27.4 | R+47.8 |
| 1976 | 59.0% | 38.6% | D+20.5 | D+39.0 |
| 1972 | 39.8% | 58.3% | R+18.5 | R+23.5 |
| 1968 | 49.3% | 44.3% | D+5.0 | R+33.5 |
| 1964 | 69.2% | 30.7% | D+38.5 | D+29.6 |
| 1960 | 54.4% | 45.5% | D+8.9 | D+3.6 |
| 1956 | 52.6% | 47.2% | D+5.3 | D+32.3 |
| 1952 | 35.9% | 62.9% | R+27.0 | R+30.8 |
| 1948 | 46.0% | 42.2% | D+3.8 | — |
What defines Mountrail?
Mountrail has been trending Republican — 27pp redder over the last 4 presidential cycles.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 43.0% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Shifted 26.8 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections