The last Democrat to win there was Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 landslide victory.

[citation needed] As of the 2010 census, there were 884 people, 363 households, and 239 families residing in the county.

There were 476 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.15/km2).

In terms of ancestry, 38.9% were German, 19.5% were English, 18.4% were Irish, 10.1% were Polish, 9.0% were American, 7.3% were Danish, 6.4% were Dutch, and 6.2% were Norwegian.

Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,938 for females.