North Dakota — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentRomneyR+19.6
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 58.3% | 188,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 38.7% | 124,827 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 9,637 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2012 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+45.9 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+35.9 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+53.9 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+27.1 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+37.6 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+44.4 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+49.6 |
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 | Mitt Romney+590 | 91871.4% | 32825.5% | 403.1% | 1,286 |
| Barnes County | Mitt Romney+570 | 2,96453.7% | 2,39443.4% | 1643.0% | 5,522 |
| Benson County | Barack Obama+367 | 86840.2% | 1,23557.3% | 542.5% | 2,157 |
| Billings County | Mitt Romney+383 | 47281.7% | 8915.4% | 172.9% | 578 |
| Bottineau County | Mitt Romney+1,097 | 2,28064.1% | 1,18333.3% | 922.6% | 3,555 |
| Bowman County | Mitt Romney+866 | 1,28073.7% | 41423.8% | 432.5% | 1,737 |
| Burke County | Mitt Romney+539 | 76975.2% | 23022.5% | 242.3% | 1,023 |
| Burleigh County | Mitt Romney+13,829 | 27,95164.4% | 14,12232.5% | 1,3143.0% | 43,387 |
| Cass County | Mitt Romney+2,143 | 36,85549.9% | 34,71247.0% | 2,2883.1% | 73,855 |
| Cavalier County | Mitt Romney+377 | 1,19557.8% | 81839.5% | 562.7% | 2,069 |
| Dickey County | Mitt Romney+757 | 1,61063.5% | 85333.6% | 722.8% | 2,535 |
| Divide County | Mitt Romney+348 | 73363.1% | 38533.1% | 443.8% | 1,162 |
| Dunn County | Mitt Romney+998 | 1,50674.0% | 50825.0% | 201.0% | 2,034 |
| Eddy County | Mitt Romney+148 | 63454.8% | 48642.0% | 373.2% | 1,157 |
| Emmons County | Mitt Romney+1,052 | 1,43576.2% | 38320.3% | 663.5% | 1,884 |
| Foster County | Mitt Romney+423 | 1,03061.2% | 60736.1% | 452.7% | 1,682 |
| Golden Valley County | Mitt Romney+580 | 74280.0% | 16217.5% | 242.6% | 928 |
| Grand Forks County | Mitt Romney+1,028 | 15,06050.2% | 14,03246.7% | 9373.1% | 30,029 |
| Grant County | Mitt Romney+691 | 1,02572.5% | 33423.6% | 543.8% | 1,413 |
| Griggs County | Mitt Romney+235 | 77157.4% | 53639.9% | 362.7% | 1,343 |
| Hettinger County | Mitt Romney+687 | 1,00073.4% | 31323.0% | 493.6% | 1,362 |
| Kidder County | Mitt Romney+477 | 87065.5% | 39329.6% | 654.9% | 1,328 |
| LaMoure County | Mitt Romney+637 | 1,37762.8% | 74033.7% | 773.5% | 2,194 |
| Logan County | Mitt Romney+578 | 81075.5% | 23221.6% | 312.9% | 1,073 |
| McHenry County | Mitt Romney+735 | 1,67861.9% | 94334.8% | 913.4% | 2,712 |
| McIntosh County | Mitt Romney+576 | 1,03567.6% | 45930.0% | 362.4% | 1,530 |
| McKenzie County | Mitt Romney+1,531 | 2,45871.2% | 92726.9% | 661.9% | 3,451 |
| McLean County | Mitt Romney+1,471 | 3,14163.6% | 1,67033.8% | 1272.6% | 4,938 |
| Mercer County | Mitt Romney+1,986 | 3,15270.8% | 1,16626.2% | 1373.1% | 4,455 |
| Morton County | Mitt Romney+4,211 | 8,68063.8% | 4,46932.8% | 4643.4% | 13,613 |
| Mountrail County | Mitt Romney+559 | 1,96256.8% | 1,40340.6% | 922.7% | 3,457 |
| Nelson County | Mitt Romney+98 | 86551.5% | 76745.7% | 462.7% | 1,678 |
| Oliver County | Mitt Romney+412 | 69368.4% | 28127.7% | 393.8% | 1,013 |
| Pembina County | Mitt Romney+646 | 1,89958.3% | 1,25338.5% | 1033.2% | 3,255 |
| Pierce County | Mitt Romney+805 | 1,46567.3% | 66030.3% | 532.4% | 2,178 |
| Ramsey County | Mitt Romney+501 | 2,66553.3% | 2,16443.3% | 1703.4% | 4,999 |
| Ransom County | Barack Obama+334 | 1,00941.6% | 1,34355.4% | 733.0% | 2,425 |
| Renville County | Mitt Romney+453 | 85166.6% | 39831.1% | 292.3% | 1,278 |
| Richland County | Mitt Romney+1,031 | 4,22955.5% | 3,19842.0% | 1862.4% | 7,613 |
| Rolette County | Barack Obama+2,261 | 1,09224.0% | 3,35373.7% | 1072.4% | 4,552 |
| Sargent County | Barack Obama+196 | 87943.8% | 1,07553.6% | 532.6% | 2,007 |
| Sheridan County | Mitt Romney+479 | 64278.1% | 16319.8% | 172.1% | 822 |
| Sioux County | Barack Obama+675 | 22519.7% | 90078.7% | 191.7% | 1,144 |
| Slope County | Mitt Romney+258 | 34178.0% | 8319.0% | 133.0% | 437 |
| Stark County | Mitt Romney+5,709 | 8,52173.2% | 2,81224.2% | 3002.6% | 11,633 |
| Steele County | Barack Obama+20 | 49847.8% | 51849.7% | 262.5% | 1,042 |
| Stutsman County | Mitt Romney+2,100 | 5,68559.5% | 3,58537.5% | 2883.0% | 9,558 |
| Towner County | Mitt Romney+107 | 62352.7% | 51643.7% | 433.6% | 1,182 |
| Traill County | Mitt Romney+185 | 1,99650.9% | 1,81146.2% | 1142.9% | 3,921 |
| Walsh County | Mitt Romney+671 | 2,65655.4% | 1,98541.4% | 1503.1% | 4,791 |
| Ward County | Mitt Romney+7,789 | 16,23063.7% | 8,44133.2% | 7923.1% | 25,463 |
| Wells County | Mitt Romney+981 | 1,65469.5% | 67328.3% | 522.2% | 2,379 |
| Williams County | Mitt Romney+4,862 | 7,18473.2% | 2,32223.7% | 3023.1% | 9,808 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.