Fort Totten leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Fort Totten typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Totten, ~40% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Totten compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Totten is the most Democratic-leaning.
Fort Totten runs about 80 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Fort Totten is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Totten. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Fort Totten 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 Totten, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Totten votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Fort Totten runs about 80 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Fort Totten have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Totten, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Totten looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Fort Totten rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fort Totten sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Fort Totten report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Michael, ND D+17
- Oberon, ND D+8
- Lakewood Park, ND R+45
- Tokio, ND D+14
- Devils Lake, ND R+25
- Sheyenne, ND R+49
- Warwick, ND D+7
- South Minnewaukan, ND R+45
- Tilden, ND R+39
- Minnewaukan, ND R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buena, WA R+12
- Riverside, GA R+48
- Castor, LA R+59
- Green Valley, IL R+46
- Deer Trail, CO R+56
- Malcolm, NE R+36
- Oyster Creek, TX R+58
- Scotland, SD R+63
- Coulee Dam, WA D+6
- Goessel, KS R+54
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.