Center is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center, ~13% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Center runs about 30 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Center 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 Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Center sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Center are family households, above 79% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Center, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Center own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Clark, ND R+65
- Hannover, ND R+67
- Hensler, ND R+65
- Sanger, ND R+62
- Stanton, ND R+66
- Price, ND R+67
- Washburn, ND R+49
- Judson, ND R+70
- New Salem, ND R+67
- Hazen, ND R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Level, FL R+63
- Twin Oaks, MO D+11
- Islandton, SC R+40
- Rock City Falls, NY R+25
- Bromley, KY R+34
- Dimock, PA R+52
- Pine Center, MN R+46
- Fishertown, PA R+65
- Brownsdale, MN R+35
- Lyon Mountain, NY R+30
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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.