| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 289 | 796 | 1,114 | |
| 2020 | R | 317 | 830 | 1,174 | |
| 2016 | R | 305 | 733 | 1,157 | |
| 2012 | R | 516 | 623 | 1,182 | |
| 2008 | D | 621 | 536 | 1,197 | |
| 2004 | R | 606 | 754 | 1,391 | |
| 2000 | R | 410 | 694 | 1,189 | |
| 1996 | D | 649 | 542 | 1,387 | |
| 1992 | D | 748 | 600 | 1,757 | |
| 1988 | D | 970 | 946 | 1,934 | |
| 1984 | R | 789 | 1,242 | 2,065 | |
| 1980 | R | 568 | 1,375 | 2,119 | |
| 1976 | D | 1,216 | 993 | 2,234 | |
| 1972 | R | 944 | 1,349 | 2,325 | |
| 1968 | R | 990 | 1,109 | 2,225 | |
| 1964 | D | 1,628 | 788 | 2,417 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,292 | 1,410 | 2,703 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,169 | 1,391 | 2,564 | |
| 1952 | R | 843 | 1,960 | 2,831 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,100 | 1,145 | 2,301 | |
| 1944 | D | 1,185 | 1,097 | 2,286 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,596 | 1,630 | 3,241 | |
| 1936 | D | 1,744 | 720 | 3,214 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,190 | 765 | 2,999 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,324 | 1,588 | 2,928 | |
| 1924 | R | 223 | 1,173 | 2,461 | |
| 1920 | R | 476 | 2,192 | 2,763 | |
| 1916 | D | 769 | 665 | 1,522 | |
| 1912 | D | 532 | 352 | 1,334 | |
| 1908 | R | 655 | 867 | 1,600 | |
| 1904 | R | 435 | 1,022 | 1,520 | |
| 1900 | R | 454 | 805 | 1,299 | |
| 1896 | D | 394 | 303 | 709 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 166 | 380 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Towner County has fewer than 3,000 residents spread across the Drift Prairie, and its presidential margins have exceeded R+40 in each of the past three cycles, reflecting the deep Republican lean typical of rural northern North Dakota.
The Republican margin in Towner County reached its widest at sixty-two points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Towner County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,350, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,079 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 Marshall County and Clark County.
