58779 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 63% of adults in 58779 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58779, ~19% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58779 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 58779 leans more Republican than 1 of 3 neighbors.
58779 runs about 4 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 58779. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+62), a spread of about 74 points.
Why 58779 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 58779, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 58779 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 58779, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 58779 looks the way it does
Turnout in 58779 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.