| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 14,215 | 36,595 | 52,263 | |
| 2020 | R | 14,348 | 34,744 | 50,753 | |
| 2016 | R | 10,881 | 32,532 | 47,979 | |
| 2012 | R | 14,122 | 27,951 | 43,387 | |
| 2008 | R | 15,600 | 25,443 | 41,772 | |
| 2004 | R | 11,621 | 26,577 | 38,814 | |
| 2000 | R | 9,842 | 22,467 | 34,482 | |
| 1996 | R | 10,679 | 15,464 | 29,890 | |
| 1992 | R | 8,940 | 16,484 | 32,384 | |
| 1988 | R | 10,760 | 18,000 | 29,084 | |
| 1984 | R | 8,781 | 19,913 | 29,176 | |
| 1980 | R | 6,129 | 18,437 | 27,137 | |
| 1976 | R | 9,188 | 13,680 | 23,549 | |
| 1972 | R | 5,841 | 13,909 | 20,644 | |
| 1968 | R | 5,139 | 10,661 | 16,649 | |
| 1964 | D | 8,120 | 7,239 | 15,419 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,761 | 9,492 | 15,278 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,231 | 9,199 | 12,467 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,400 | 9,526 | 11,975 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,117 | 5,049 | 8,493 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,061 | 4,616 | 7,700 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,350 | 5,858 | 10,266 | |
| 1936 | D | 6,314 | 2,447 | 9,723 | |
| 1932 | D | 5,621 | 2,687 | 8,439 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,076 | 3,955 | 7,115 | |
| 1924 | R | 379 | 3,152 | 5,928 | |
| 1920 | R | 943 | 4,300 | 5,564 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,267 | 1,182 | 2,600 | |
| 1912 | R | 609 | 720 | 1,989 | |
| 1908 | R | 660 | 1,375 | 2,089 | |
| 1904 | R | 237 | 1,340 | 1,610 | |
| 1900 | R | 339 | 679 | 1,022 | |
| 1896 | R | 338 | 729 | 1,070 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 640 | 933 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Despite hosting the state capital and its professional class, Burleigh County delivered a 42-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting how thoroughly small-city prairie counties have shifted toward one-party dominance over the past two decades.
The Republican margin in Burleigh County reached its widest at sixty-nine points in 1892. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Burleigh County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $86,851, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 100,600 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 Lewis County and Boone County.