Hannover is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Hannover typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hannover, ~12% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hannover compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hannover leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Hannover runs about 31 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Hannover 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 Hannover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hannover sits in the bottom quarter on density and more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hannover are family households, above 86% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Hannover, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hannover looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hannover 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Hannover own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Center, ND R+66
- Fort Clark, ND R+65
- Hazen, ND R+61
- Stanton, ND R+66
- New Salem, ND R+67
- Beulah, ND R+64
- Hensler, ND R+65
- Judson, ND R+70
- Sanger, ND R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion Station, KY R+64
- Creeksville, NC R+25
- Lakeview, PA R+53
- North Bradford, ME R+37
- Loretto, NE R+69
- Gilford, MI R+52
- Highland Spring, KY R+52
- Howard, TN R+66
- Roundhill, AL R+2
- Fort Lonesome, FL R+58
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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.