Morristown leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Morristown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morristown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morristown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morristown leans more Republican than 1 of 12 neighbors.
Morristown runs about 5 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morristown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 65 points.
Why Morristown 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 Morristown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Morristown live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Morristown, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Morristown looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Morristown sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Morristown report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lemmon, ND R+41
- Mc Intosh, ND R+15
- Thunder Hawk, SD R+69
- North Lemmon, ND R+62
- Lemmon, SD R+61
- McIntosh, SD R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alleghany, CA R+6
- Rossington, KY R+60
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.