Cannon Ball, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cannon Ball

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cannon Ball leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Cannon Ball typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cannon Ball, ~35% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cannon Ball compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cannon Ball leans more Democratic than 10 of 11 neighbors.

Cannon Ball runs about 77 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Cannon Ball is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cannon Ball. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+47) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+71), a spread of about 118 points.

Why Cannon Ball leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cannon Ball, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Cannon Ball votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Cannon Ball runs about 77 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Cannon Ball have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Cannon Ball, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Cannon Ball looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cannon Ball is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 18 points below the North Dakota average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 50% of households in Cannon Ball rent, compared to around 18% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Cannon Ball report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from North Dakota Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.

Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.

Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.