Cathay is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Cathay typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cathay, ~14% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cathay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cathay leans more Republican than 19 of 20 neighbors.
Cathay runs about 27 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Cathay 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 Cathay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Cathay sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Cathay are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Cathay, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cathay looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Cathay own their home, about 12 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fessenden, ND R+63
- Bremen, ND R+63
- Munster, ND R+54
- Hamberg, ND R+63
- Sykeston, ND R+62
- Dover, ND R+60
- New Rockford, ND R+45
- Heimdal, ND R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dell, MT R+61
- Zion, MO R+65
- Spring Lake, MN R+24
- Divot, TX R+29
- Lodoga, CA R+42
- Nahma, MI R+32
- Tippo, MS D+19
- Spanish Fort, TX R+75
- Chincoteague Island, VA R+28
- Flowertown, TN R+65
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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.