#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.
Jeff Hurd declined televised debate invitations and agreed to one 30-minute session before a friendly audience instead. John McGuire says he'll debate when his opponent apologizes for raising a BlackRock sale the disclosure records in his wife's retirement account. They join fourteen Republicans we have already documented ducking the one event they can't script.
On September 16 the House passed the PROOF Act, 217-207. It orders states to turn over whatever Medicaid, SNAP and other benefit records Attorney General Todd Blanche asks for in writing, with no judge involved. A federal court had already blocked the Trump administration from cutting food stamp funding to states that refused to hand over recipient data. 185 of the members who voted yes have report cards on this site.
Oct. 19 – Nov. 2
Due Nov. 3
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against North Dakota’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won North Dakota with 67% of the vote to 30.5%, a margin of 36.4 points, with 63.9% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
3 of 3 — 100%. In the U.S. House, North Dakota has 1 Republican and 0 Democrats; in the Senate, 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from North Dakota, on Wikipedia.)
North Dakota ranks #18 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare North Dakota directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost North Dakota. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 19 – Nov. 2. Only in counties that choose to offer early voting, and each sets its own days and hours within this window. Details on North Dakota's official election site. (Checked against North Dakota’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Sept. 24. Your ballot must arrive by Election Day, not just be mailed by then. Details on North Dakota's official election site. (Checked against North Dakota’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
