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1876–2024
McKenzie County, North Dakota
McKenzie County·North Dakota

McKenzie County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Oil patch county where energy shapes both the economy and the electorate

18762024·38 elections
McKenzie County, North Dakota · U.S. Geological Society · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+69
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
14,321
2024 ACS
Most similar
Mercer County
ND · similarity 1.00
10 precincts · 5,521 votes cast
Trump · R+69
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−69.2%
8094,6275,521
2020R
−67.7%
8144,4825,419
2016R
−63.6%
6983,6704,672
2012R
−44.4%
9272,4583,451
2008R
−29.7%
9331,7402,715
2004R
−38.0%
8471,8972,762
2000R
−41.5%
6531,6342,364
1996R
−15.2%
9281,3382,703
1992R
−17.4%
7871,3243,090
1988R
−20.8%
1,2731,9493,253
1984R
−45.1%
9742,6103,627
1980R
−41.5%
8672,2653,368
1976R
−8.7%
1,3351,5952,978
1972R
−33.6%
9371,9132,904
1968R
−25.3%
9351,6252,725
1964D
+7.9%
1,5841,3522,938
1960R
−6.2%
1,5141,7153,231
1956R
−6.7%
1,4051,6093,027
1952R
−44.9%
8462,2603,152
1948D
+2.3%
1,2271,1682,591
1944D
+12.3%
1,5921,2412,863
1940D
+21.7%
2,4401,5634,046
1936D
+59.5%
2,8855703,888
1932D
+54.8%
2,6557103,547
1928R
−23.6%
1,2892,1003,435
1924R
−33.4%
1371,1132,918
1920R
−63.8%
5112,5873,254
1916D
+2.0%
1,4561,3943,087
1912D
+0.8%
2932851,035
1908R
−43.1%
212574839
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
9.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.1%
Other Christian
3.3%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

McKenzie County sits atop the Bakken Formation, making it one of North Dakota's top oil-producing counties. Its sparse population and extractive-industry base have accompanied some of the widest presidential margins in the state.

The Republican margin in McKenzie County reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

McKenzie County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $93,404, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,321 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mercer County and Wells County.