Mott is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Mott typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mott, ~10% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mott leans more Republican than 1 of 4 neighbors.
Mott runs about 34 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Mott 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 Mott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mott live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mott, ND sits in the bottom quarter 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 Mott looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mott 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 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Regent, ND R+70
- New Leipzig, ND R+69
- Lefor, ND R+74
- Elgin, ND R+72
- North Lemmon, ND R+62
- New England, ND R+68
- Haynes, ND R+62
- Lemmon, ND R+41
- Buckskin, ND R+73
- Hettinger, ND R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Edward, NE R+63
- New Lisbon, IN R+56
- Longport, NJ R+12
- Benkelman, NE R+61
- Daisetta, TX R+78
- Haywood City, MO R+67
- Silver Creek, WA R+40
- Chickasaw, OH R+82
- Illinois City, IL R+38
- Dingess, WV R+76
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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.