58042 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 58042 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58042, ~28% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58042 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58042 leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Politically, 58042 sits close to the rest of North Dakota.
Why 58042 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 58042, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in 58042 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 58042, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 58042 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 58042 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in 58042 own their home, compared to around 61% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 58042 have completed high school, above 93% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.