58651 is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 58651 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58651, ~8% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58651 compares
58651 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
58651 runs about 42 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58651 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 58651, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 58651 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 58651, ND sits in the bottom quarter 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 58651 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 89% of households in 58651 own their home, about 9 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. 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.