58704 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 46% of adults in 58704 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58704, ~18% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58704 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58704 leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
58704 runs about 17 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 58704. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 58704 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 58704, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 58704 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 58704 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 58704, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 58704 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in 58704 rent, about 75 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 99% of adults in 58704 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.