58205 leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 34% of adults in 58205 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58205, ~12% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58205 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58205 leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
58205 runs about 6 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58205 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 58205, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in 58205 are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 58205, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 58205 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 97% of households in 58205 rent, about 72 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 58205 have completed high school, above 98% of zip codes. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 58205 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.