| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,513 | 3,609 | 5,239 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,639 | 3,577 | 5,372 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,505 | 3,217 | 5,305 | |
| 2012 | R | 2,164 | 2,665 | 4,999 | |
| 2008 | R | 2,314 | 2,361 | 4,762 | |
| 2004 | R | 1,885 | 2,943 | 4,900 | |
| 2000 | R | 1,658 | 3,005 | 4,977 | |
| 1996 | D | 2,123 | 2,077 | 4,774 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,008 | 2,516 | 6,054 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,665 | 3,103 | 5,841 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,304 | 4,150 | 6,553 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,607 | 4,078 | 6,285 | |
| 1976 | R | 3,096 | 3,293 | 6,502 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,384 | 3,954 | 6,400 | |
| 1968 | R | 2,384 | 3,189 | 5,845 | |
| 1964 | D | 3,572 | 2,409 | 5,987 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,813 | 3,599 | 6,413 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,103 | 3,821 | 5,930 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,794 | 4,670 | 6,489 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,458 | 2,891 | 5,555 | |
| 1944 | D | 2,539 | 2,505 | 5,083 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,530 | 3,629 | 7,194 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,559 | 1,784 | 6,993 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,337 | 1,917 | 6,329 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,672 | 3,246 | 5,943 | |
| 1924 | R | 359 | 3,110 | 4,988 | |
| 1920 | R | 937 | 3,996 | 5,037 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,331 | 1,169 | 2,603 | |
| 1912 | D | 917 | 739 | 2,296 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,072 | 1,480 | 2,653 | |
| 1904 | R | 386 | 1,523 | 1,992 | |
| 1900 | R | 496 | 1,147 | 1,692 | |
| 1896 | R | 665 | 869 | 1,558 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 619 | 1,075 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Ramsey County, anchored by Devils Lake, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the broader rural realignment across the northern Great Plains.
The Democratic margin in Ramsey County peaked at forty points in 1936. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Ramsey County's median household income of $61,006 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Walsh County and Barnes County.