Kramer is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Kramer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kramer, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kramer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kramer leans more Republican than 6 of 15 neighbors.
Kramer runs about 22 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Kramer 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 Kramer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Kramer, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kramer sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kramer, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kramer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kramer 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Kramer own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gardena, ND R+56
- Upham, ND R+72
- Russell, ND R+65
- Newburg, ND R+64
- Bantry, ND R+66
- Bottineau, ND R+43
- Willow City, ND R+52
- Souris, ND R+52
- Landa, ND R+59
- Eckman, ND R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Monowi, NE R+73
- Sublett, ID R+79
- Mineral Springs, FL R+71
- Green Valley, PA R+69
- Sandcut, IN R+39
- Martinstown, MO R+73
- Johnsons Grove, TN R+63
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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.