Fort Ransom, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Fort Ransom

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Fort Ransom is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Fort Ransom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Ransom, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Fort Ransom compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Ransom leans more Republican than 6 of 16 neighbors.

Fort Ransom runs about 14 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.

Why Fort Ransom 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 Fort Ransom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Fort Ransom sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Fort Ransom are family households, above 89% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Ransom, ND sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Fort Ransom looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Fort Ransom own their home, about 13 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.