Cartwright is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Cartwright typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cartwright, ~5% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cartwright compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cartwright leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
Cartwright runs about 47 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cartwright. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+76), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cartwright 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 Cartwright, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Cartwright live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cartwright, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cartwright looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Cartwright have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Cartwright rent, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairview, ND R+77
- Charbonneau, ND R+83
- Fairview, MT R+72
- Buford, ND R+73
- Alexander, ND R+82
- Sidney, MT R+59
- Trenton, ND R+72
- Rawson, ND R+83
- Arnegard, ND R+76
- Bainville, MT R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbot Village, ME R+45
- Charles, GA D+27
- Hasty, NC R+24
- Woodford, OK R+50
- Hail, TX R+76
- Bretton Woods, NH D+3
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
- Lynchville, ME R+11
- Slifer, IA R+52
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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.