Sentinel Butte is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Sentinel Butte typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sentinel Butte, ~10% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sentinel Butte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sentinel Butte leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Sentinel Butte runs about 33 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Sentinel Butte 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 Sentinel Butte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Sentinel Butte live in densely developed areas, about 9 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sentinel Butte, ND does.
Why turnout in Sentinel Butte looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Sentinel Butte have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beach, ND R+69
- Golva, ND R+69
- Medora, ND R+67
- Wibaux, MT R+75
- Hodges, MT R+75
- Gorham, ND R+67
- Fryburg, ND R+69
- Ollie, MT R+78
- Belfield, ND R+74
- Amidon, ND R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Haddock, PA R+41
- Jakes Corner, AZ R+57
- Half Mound, KS R+56
- Kelso, OR R+24
- Croydon, UT R+63
- Westport, NH R+18
- Burtner, MD R+39
- Redding, IA R+54
- Old Harbor, AK D+17
- Lasker, NC R+36
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.