Churchs Ferry is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Churchs Ferry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Churchs Ferry, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Churchs Ferry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Churchs Ferry leans more Republican than 17 of 18 neighbors.
Churchs Ferry runs about 14 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Churchs Ferry 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 Churchs Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Churchs Ferry live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the North Dakota average of 12%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Churchs Ferry are family households, above 76% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Churchs Ferry, ND does.
Why turnout in Churchs Ferry looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Churchs Ferry 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Penn, ND R+46
- Maza, ND R+48
- Webster, ND R+50
- Tilden, ND R+39
- South Minnewaukan, ND R+45
- Brinsmade, ND R+47
- Lakewood Park, ND R+45
- Cando, ND R+48
- Starkweather, ND R+51
- Devils Lake, ND R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, NY R+65
- Moody, OR D+28
- Grigston, KS R+86
- Harney, MD R+48
- Shanty Town, NV R+67
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.