Ruthville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Ruthville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ruthville, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ruthville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ruthville leans more Republican than 10 of 19 neighbors.
Ruthville runs about 28 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Ruthville 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 Ruthville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Ruthville are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ruthville, ND sits in the top 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 Ruthville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ruthville 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Ruthville own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ruthville have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Minot Air Force Base, ND R+66
- Minot, ND R+28
- Burlington, ND R+64
- Surrey, ND R+64
- South Prairie, ND R+64
- Des Lacs, ND R+64
- Sawyer, ND R+66
- Norwich, ND R+70
- Lone Tree, ND R+64
- Minot Afb, ND R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elbethel, TN R+68
- Belmont, LA R+73
- Mound City, TX R+84
- Alvarado, MN R+60
- Bowers, WI R+39
- Belleview, MO R+67
- Stuart, OK R+69
- Eagleville, WI R+38
- Leona, TX R+74
- Woodville Hills, IN Even
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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.