Twin Buttes leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Twin Buttes typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twin Buttes, ~21% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twin Buttes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twin Buttes leans more Republican than 3 of 9 neighbors.
Twin Buttes runs about 10 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Twin Buttes. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+76), a spread of about 87 points.
Why Twin Buttes leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Twin Buttes. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Twin Buttes, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Twin Buttes looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Twin Buttes sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halliday, ND R+69
- Marshall, ND R+29
- Golden Valley, ND R+76
- Dodge, ND R+74
- Roseglen, ND D+3
- White Shield, ND R+2
- Werner, ND R+71
- Dunn Center, ND R+76
- Mandaree, ND D+29
- Zap, ND R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Blaine, AR R+64
- Montgomery Creek, CA R+37
- Homer, IN R+61
- Fairplay, PA R+43
- Silver Lake, MO R+69
- Holiday Valley, OH R+34
- West Chester, IA R+45
- Extonville, NJ R+20
- Plaza, ND R+74
- Venedy, IL R+58
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.