58734 is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 58734 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58734, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58734 compares
58734 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
58734 runs about 31 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 58734. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 58734 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 58734, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in 58734 hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 58734 are family households, above 83% 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 58734, ND does.
Why turnout in 58734 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in 58734 own their home, about 13 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 58734 have completed high school, above 87% 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.