58256 leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 58256 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58256, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58256 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58256 leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
58256 runs about 12 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58256 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 58256, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 58256 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 8 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 58256, ND does.
Why turnout in 58256 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 58256 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.