58838 is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 58838 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 58838, ~4% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 58838 compares
58838 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
58838 runs about 48 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why 58838 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 58838, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 58838 live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the North Dakota average of 12%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 58838 sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 80% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 58838 are family households, above 79% of zip codes.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; 58838, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 58838 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in 58838 have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of zip codes. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in 58838 rent, above 82% 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.