Benedict is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Benedict typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benedict, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benedict compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benedict leans more Republican than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Benedict runs about 29 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Benedict leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Benedict, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Benedict 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 Benedict are family households, above 96% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Benedict, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Benedict looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Benedict 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 Benedict have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Max, ND R+63
- Ruso, ND R+64
- Kongsberg, ND R+59
- Coleharbor, ND R+63
- South Prairie, ND R+64
- Velva, ND R+56
- Sawyer, ND R+66
- Voltaire, ND R+55
- Garrison, ND R+58
- Douglas, ND R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Addington, OK R+71
- Opdyke West, TX R+80
- Big Creek, LA R+89
- East Side, PA R+33
- Retreat, WI R+27
- Hannibal, OH R+58
- St. Charles, ID R+72
- Betzer, MI R+58
- Osgood, PA R+49
- Yale, SD R+61
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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.