Ruso is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Ruso typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ruso, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ruso compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ruso leans more Republican than 11 of 14 neighbors.
Ruso runs about 28 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Ruso 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 Ruso, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Ruso sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ruso, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ruso looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Ruso own their home, about 11 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Benedict, ND R+65
- Kongsberg, ND R+59
- Coleharbor, ND R+63
- Turtle Lake, ND R+64
- Butte, ND R+65
- Mercer, ND R+63
- Max, ND R+63
- Kief, ND R+61
- Underwood, ND R+58
- Voltaire, ND R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mariasville, PA R+57
- Dover, ND R+60
- Daysville, KY R+51
- Sepo, IL R+47
- South Andover, ME R+30
- Saxon, WA Even
- Enning, SD R+83
- Salt Flat, TX R+36
- Creelsboro, KY R+75
- Craige, WA R+49
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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.