Cashel is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Cashel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cashel, ~13% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cashel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cashel leans more Republican than 26 of 28 neighbors.
Cashel runs about 27 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cashel. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Cashel 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 Cashel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Cashel live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cashel, ND sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cashel looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Cashel own their home, about 12 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cashel have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakwood, ND R+67
- Drayton, ND R+43
- Grafton, ND R+38
- St. Thomas, ND R+48
- Robbin, MN R+26
- Nash, ND R+52
- Warsaw, ND R+64
- Minto, ND R+63
- Hoople, ND R+53
- Voss, ND R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dawson, OR R+12
- Sergeant, PA R+46
- Vining, KS R+73
- Mayburg, PA R+48
- Matoy, OK R+75
- Vilas, SD R+53
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.