58480 is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 58480 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58480, ~14% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58480 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58480 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
58480 runs about 18 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58480 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 58480, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 58480 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in 58480 are family households, above 91% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 58480, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 58480 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 58480 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in 58480 own their home, compared to around 80% in nearby zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in 58480 have completed high school, above 97% 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.