Dickey County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Dickey County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dickey County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dickey County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Dickey County leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Dickey County runs about 19 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Dickey County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Dickey County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Dickey County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Dickey County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 90% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dickey County, ND sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Dickey County looks the way it does
Turnout in Dickey County 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.
Nearby Counties
- LaMoure County, ND R+57
- Sargent County, ND R+50
- Marshall County, SD R+31
- Ransom County, ND R+46
- Brown County, SD R+35
- McPherson County, SD R+66
- McIntosh County, ND R+61
- Barnes County, ND R+36
- Edmunds County, SD R+60
- Stutsman County, ND R+34
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pickett County, TN R+70
- Wheeler County, TX R+67
- Phillips County, KS R+68
- Toole County, MT R+43
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Scott County, IL R+64
- Gallatin County, IL R+60
- Rooks County, KS R+66
- Garfield County, UT R+63
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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.