2012 Presidential Election Results for North Dakota

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County	Turnout	Barack Obama* (D)		Mitt Romney (R)		Gary Johnson (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	69%	328	25.5%	918	71.4%	19	1.5%	21	1.6%	1,286
Barnes	63%	2,394	43.4%	2,964	53.7%	78	1.4%	86	1.6%	5,522
Benson	50%	1,235	57.3%	868	40.2%	32	1.5%	22	1.0%	2,157
Billings	87%	89	15.4%	472	81.7%	12	2.1%	5	0.9%	578
Bottineau	69%	1,183	33.3%	2,280	64.1%	56	1.6%	36	1.0%	3,555
Bowman	72%	414	23.8%	1,280	73.7%	31	1.8%	12	0.7%	1,737
Burke	66%	230	22.5%	769	75.2%	13	1.3%	11	1.1%	1,023
Burleigh	66%	14,122	32.5%	27,951	64.4%	704	1.6%	610	1.4%	43,387
Cass	60%	34,712	47.0%	36,855	49.9%	1,316	1.8%	972	1.3%	73,855
Cavalier	66%	818	39.5%	1,195	57.8%	24	1.2%	32	1.5%	2,069
Dickey	63%	853	33.6%	1,610	63.5%	38	1.5%	34	1.3%	2,535
Divide	67%	385	33.1%	733	63.1%	21	1.8%	23	2.0%	1,162
Dunn	72%	508	25.0%	1,506	74.0%	6	0.3%	14	0.7%	2,034
Eddy	62%	486	42.0%	634	54.8%	24	2.1%	13	1.1%	1,157
Emmons	68%	383	20.3%	1,435	76.2%	31	1.6%	35	1.9%	1,884
Foster	64%	607	36.1%	1,030	61.2%	31	1.8%	14	0.8%	1,682
Golden Valley	72%	162	17.5%	742	80.0%	18	1.9%	6	0.6%	928
Grand Forks	55%	14,032	46.7%	15,060	50.2%	513	1.7%	424	1.4%	30,029
Grant	73%	334	23.6%	1,025	72.5%	22	1.6%	32	2.3%	1,413
Griggs	69%	536	39.9%	771	57.4%	17	1.3%	19	1.4%	1,343
Hettinger	68%	313	23.0%	1,000	73.4%	28	2.1%	21	1.5%	1,362
Kidder	70%	393	29.6%	870	65.5%	26	2.0%	39	2.9%	1,328
La Moure	67%	740	33.7%	1,377	62.8%	37	1.7%	40	1.8%	2,194
Logan	69%	232	21.6%	810	75.5%	14	1.3%	17	1.6%	1,073
McHenry	65%	943	34.8%	1,678	61.9%	59	2.2%	32	1.2%	2,712
McIntosh	68%	459	30.0%	1,035	67.6%	13	0.8%	23	1.5%	1,530
McKenzie	59%	927	26.9%	2,458	71.2%	30	0.9%	36	1.0%	3,451
McLean	68%	1,670	33.8%	3,141	63.6%	71	1.4%	56	1.1%	4,938
Mercer	68%	1,166	26.2%	3,152	70.8%	66	1.5%	71	1.6%	4,455
Morton	62%	4,469	32.8%	8,680	63.8%	254	1.9%	210	1.5%	13,613
Mountrail	56%	1,403	40.6%	1,962	56.8%	60	1.7%	32	0.9%	3,457
Nelson	66%	767	45.7%	865	51.5%	30	1.8%	16	1.0%	1,678
Oliver	70%	281	27.7%	693	68.4%	23	2.3%	16	1.6%	1,013
Pembina	57%	1,253	38.5%	1,899	58.3%	50	1.5%	53	1.6%	3,255
Pierce	65%	660	30.3%	1,465	67.3%	24	1.1%	29	1.3%	2,178
Ramsey	56%	2,164	43.3%	2,665	53.3%	96	1.9%	74	1.5%	4,999
Ransom	57%	1,343	55.4%	1,009	41.6%	43	1.8%	30	1.2%	2,425
Renville	67%	398	31.1%	851	66.6%	19	1.5%	10	0.8%	1,278
Richland	60%	3,198	42.0%	4,229	55.5%	86	1.1%	100	1.3%	7,613
Rolette	50%	3,353	73.7%	1,092	24.0%	48	1.1%	59	1.3%	4,552
Sargent	67%	1,075	53.6%	879	43.8%	22	1.1%	31	1.5%	2,007
Sheridan	75%	163	19.8%	642	78.1%	5	0.6%	12	1.5%	822
Sioux	44%	900	78.7%	225	19.7%	5	0.4%	14	1.2%	1,144
Slope	75%	83	19.0%	341	78.0%	5	1.1%	8	1.8%	437
Stark	57%	2,812	24.2%	8,521	73.2%	148	1.3%	152	1.3%	11,633
Steele	68%	518	49.7%	498	47.8%	11	1.1%	15	1.4%	1,042
Stutsman	57%	3,585	37.5%	5,685	59.5%	138	1.4%	150	1.6%	9,558
Towner	66%	516	43.7%	623	52.7%	22	1.9%	21	1.8%	1,182
Traill	62%	1,811	46.2%	1,996	50.9%	59	1.5%	55	1.4%	3,921
Walsh	56%	1,985	41.4%	2,656	55.4%	96	2.0%	54	1.1%	4,791
Ward	53%	8,441	33.2%	16,230	63.7%	449	1.8%	343	1.3%	25,463
Wells	70%	673	28.3%	1,654	69.5%	27	1.1%	25	1.1%	2,379
Williams	49%	2,322	23.7%	7,184	73.2%	161	1.6%	141	1.4%	9,808
TOTAL	60%	124,827	38.7%	188,163	58.3%	5,231	1.6%	4,406	1.4%	322,627

2012 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in ND

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 2012 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Barack Obama* (D)		Mitt Romney (R)		Gary Johnson (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL

2012 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	328	25.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	918	71.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	19	1.5%
Other	21	1.6%
TOTAL	1,286
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,394	43.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,964	53.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	78	1.4%
Other	86	1.6%
TOTAL	5,522
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,235	57.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	868	40.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	32	1.5%
Other	22	1.0%
TOTAL	2,157
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	89	15.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	472	81.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	12	2.1%
Other	5	0.9%
TOTAL	578
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,183	33.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,280	64.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	56	1.6%
Other	36	1.0%
TOTAL	3,555
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	414	23.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,280	73.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	31	1.8%
Other	12	0.7%
TOTAL	1,737
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	230	22.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	769	75.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	13	1.3%
Other	11	1.1%
TOTAL	1,023
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	14,122	32.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	27,951	64.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	704	1.6%
Other	610	1.4%
TOTAL	43,387
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	34,712	47.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	36,855	49.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	1,316	1.8%
Other	972	1.3%
TOTAL	73,855
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	818	39.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,195	57.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	24	1.2%
Other	32	1.5%
TOTAL	2,069
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	853	33.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,610	63.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	38	1.5%
Other	34	1.3%
TOTAL	2,535
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	385	33.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	733	63.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	21	1.8%
Other	23	2.0%
TOTAL	1,162
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	508	25.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,506	74.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	6	0.3%
Other	14	0.7%
TOTAL	2,034
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	486	42.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	634	54.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	24	2.1%
Other	13	1.1%
TOTAL	1,157
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	383	20.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,435	76.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	31	1.6%
Other	35	1.9%
TOTAL	1,884
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	607	36.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,030	61.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	31	1.8%
Other	14	0.8%
TOTAL	1,682
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	162	17.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	742	80.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	18	1.9%
Other	6	0.6%
TOTAL	928
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	14,032	46.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	15,060	50.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	513	1.7%
Other	424	1.4%
TOTAL	30,029
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	334	23.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,025	72.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	22	1.6%
Other	32	2.3%
TOTAL	1,413
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	536	39.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	771	57.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	17	1.3%
Other	19	1.4%
TOTAL	1,343
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	313	23.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,000	73.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	28	2.1%
Other	21	1.5%
TOTAL	1,362
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	393	29.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	870	65.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	26	2.0%
Other	39	2.9%
TOTAL	1,328
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 18

2012 President, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	740	33.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,377	62.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	37	1.7%
Other	40	1.8%
TOTAL	2,194
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	232	21.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	810	75.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	14	1.3%
Other	17	1.6%
TOTAL	1,073
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 28

2012 President, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	943	34.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,678	61.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	59	2.2%
Other	32	1.2%
TOTAL	2,712
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 15

2012 President, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	459	30.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,035	67.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	13	0.8%
Other	23	1.5%
TOTAL	1,530
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

2012 President, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	927	26.9%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,458	71.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	30	0.9%
Other	36	1.0%
TOTAL	3,451
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 24

2012 President, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,670	33.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,141	63.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	71	1.4%
Other	56	1.1%
TOTAL	4,938
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,166	26.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,152	70.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	66	1.5%
Other	71	1.6%
TOTAL	4,455
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,469	32.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	8,680	63.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	254	1.9%
Other	210	1.5%
TOTAL	13,613
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,403	40.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,962	56.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	60	1.7%
Other	32	0.9%
TOTAL	3,457
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	767	45.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	865	51.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	30	1.8%
Other	16	1.0%
TOTAL	1,678
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	281	27.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	693	68.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	23	2.3%
Other	16	1.6%
TOTAL	1,013
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 21

2012 President, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,253	38.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,899	58.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	50	1.5%
Other	53	1.6%
TOTAL	3,255
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	660	30.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,465	67.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	24	1.1%
Other	29	1.3%
TOTAL	2,178
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,164	43.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,665	53.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	96	1.9%
Other	74	1.5%
TOTAL	4,999
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,343	55.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,009	41.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	43	1.8%
Other	30	1.2%
TOTAL	2,425
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	398	31.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	851	66.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	19	1.5%
Other	10	0.8%
TOTAL	1,278
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,198	42.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,229	55.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	86	1.1%
Other	100	1.3%
TOTAL	7,613
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,353	73.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,092	24.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	48	1.1%
Other	59	1.3%
TOTAL	4,552
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -34 Diff (US): -23

2012 President, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,075	53.6%
Mitt Romney (R)	879	43.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	22	1.1%
Other	31	1.5%
TOTAL	2,007
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	163	19.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	642	78.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	5	0.6%
Other	12	1.5%
TOTAL	822
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	900	78.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	225	19.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	5	0.4%
Other	14	1.2%
TOTAL	1,144
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -39 Diff (US): -28

2012 President, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	83	19.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	341	78.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	5	1.1%
Other	8	1.8%
TOTAL	437
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,812	24.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	8,521	73.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	148	1.3%
Other	152	1.3%
TOTAL	11,633
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	518	49.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	498	47.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	11	1.1%
Other	15	1.4%
TOTAL	1,042
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,585	37.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,685	59.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	138	1.4%
Other	150	1.6%
TOTAL	9,558
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	516	43.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	623	52.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	22	1.9%
Other	21	1.8%
TOTAL	1,182
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,811	46.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,996	50.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	59	1.5%
Other	55	1.4%
TOTAL	3,921
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,985	41.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,656	55.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	96	2.0%
Other	54	1.1%
TOTAL	4,791
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	8,441	33.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	16,230	63.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	449	1.8%
Other	343	1.3%
TOTAL	25,463
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	673	28.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,654	69.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	27	1.1%
Other	25	1.1%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,322	23.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	7,184	73.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	161	1.6%
Other	141	1.4%
TOTAL	9,808
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 26

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