Stanton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Stanton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanton leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
Stanton runs about 29 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Stanton 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 Stanton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Stanton hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Stanton is about 95%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Stanton, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Stanton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Stanton own their home, about 12 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Clark, ND R+65
- Hazen, ND R+61
- Riverdale, ND R+59
- Pick City, ND R+63
- Hensler, ND R+65
- Underwood, ND R+58
- Hannover, ND R+67
- Center, ND R+66
- Beulah, ND R+64
- Washburn, ND R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rhodelia, KY R+61
- Camden, WV R+65
- Clearview City, KS R+27
- Elaine, AR D+17
- McCallsburg, IA R+34
- Joffre, PA R+40
- Leapwood, TN R+77
- Paradise, WA R+37
- Fontana, WI R+6
- Hamden, NY R+19
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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.