| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,692 | 7,185 | 10,134 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,676 | 6,994 | 9,959 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,498 | 6,718 | 10,155 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,585 | 5,685 | 9,558 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,056 | 5,499 | 9,784 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,438 | 6,517 | 10,122 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,067 | 5,488 | 9,118 | |
| 1996 | R | 3,589 | 3,784 | 8,593 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,313 | 4,039 | 10,001 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,214 | 5,375 | 9,669 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,495 | 6,591 | 10,208 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,573 | 6,545 | 10,249 | |
| 1976 | R | 4,883 | 5,653 | 10,780 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,589 | 6,269 | 10,028 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,532 | 5,162 | 9,184 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,463 | 3,990 | 9,474 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,481 | 5,905 | 10,399 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,825 | 5,718 | 9,554 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,156 | 6,713 | 9,916 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,415 | 4,208 | 7,957 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,243 | 4,220 | 7,509 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,897 | 5,634 | 9,562 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,564 | 2,725 | 9,369 | |
| 1932 | D | 6,182 | 2,577 | 8,878 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,873 | 4,782 | 8,684 | |
| 1924 | R | 463 | 3,952 | 6,973 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,394 | 5,531 | 7,145 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,846 | 1,664 | 3,643 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,100 | 757 | 2,675 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,344 | 1,777 | 3,192 | |
| 1904 | R | 453 | 1,856 | 2,372 | |
| 1900 | R | 711 | 1,077 | 1,822 | |
| 1896 | R | 578 | 705 | 1,295 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 648 | 1,202 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Stutsman County's presidential margins have exceeded R+40 in recent elections, reflecting the rural, agriculture-dependent economy that defines much of central North Dakota. Jamestown, the county seat, is home to roughly half the county's population.
The Democratic margin in Stutsman County peaked at forty-one points in 1932. By 1968 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Stutsman County's median household income of $61,856 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% 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 Gage County and Roseau County.