Northport is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Northport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northport, ~34% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northport compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northport sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 6 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
Northport runs about 35 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northport. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Northport leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Northport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Northport the two roughly cancel.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Northport, Fargo, ND sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Northport looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Northport 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA D+24
- East End, Charleston, WV D+44
- Parkland, Louisville, KY D+90
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX D+83
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO R+3
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.