58716 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 58716 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58716, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58716 compares
58716 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
58716 runs about 28 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58716 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 58716, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 58716 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 58716 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as 58716, ND does.
Why turnout in 58716 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in 58716 own their home, about 17 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in 58716 have completed high school, above 95% 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.