Grace City is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Grace City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grace City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grace City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grace City leans more Republican than 11 of 16 neighbors.
Grace City runs about 20 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Grace City 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 Grace City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Grace City live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
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 Grace City, ND does.
Why turnout in Grace City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Grace City own their home, about 11 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mchenry, ND R+54
- Glenfield, ND R+58
- Bordulac, ND R+57
- Carrington, ND R+47
- New Rockford, ND R+45
- Sutton, ND R+55
- Kensal, ND R+56
- Melville, ND R+59
- Binford, ND R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Houston, IL R+58
- Hubbell, NE R+70
- Milltown, AR R+75
- Buena Vista, NM D+16
- Pyro, OH R+66
- Brunot, MO R+68
- West Hartford, VT D+32
- Cauthornville, VA R+8
- Wilbur, WV R+70
- Cottage Grove, IN R+63
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.