Grassy Butte is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Grassy Butte typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grassy Butte, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grassy Butte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grassy Butte is the most Republican-leaning.
Grassy Butte runs about 39 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grassy Butte. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+57), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Grassy Butte 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 Grassy Butte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Grassy Butte hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Grassy Butte sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Grassy Butte, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grassy Butte looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Grassy Butte rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fairfield, ND R+68
- Killdeer, ND R+36
- Gorham, ND R+67
- Watford City, ND R+69
- Arnegard, ND R+76
- Rawson, ND R+83
- Manning, ND R+77
- Trotters, ND R+81
- Dunn Center, ND R+76
- Marshall, ND R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Discovery Bay, WA D+25
- Williamsport, KY R+66
- Waco, TN R+70
- Rix Mills, OH R+55
- Washington, MN R+41
- Standing Stone, PA R+58
- New Millport, PA R+66
- Gulston, KY R+76
- New Holland Crossroads, SC R+67
- Bud, WV R+68
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.