Drake is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Drake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drake, ~13% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drake leans more Republican than 5 of 15 neighbors.
Drake runs about 20 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Drake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Drake 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 Drake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Drake, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the North Dakota average of 26%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Drake, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Drake looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Drake sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anamoose, ND R+56
- Balfour, ND R+55
- Kief, ND R+61
- Aylmer, ND R+57
- Butte, ND R+65
- Martin, ND R+67
- Orrin, ND R+59
- Karlsruhe, ND R+55
- Voltaire, ND R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tyler Hill, PA R+36
- Sapps, AL D+13
- Radioville, IN R+58
- Perham, ME R+43
- Rosalie, NE R+52
- Lane, IL R+53
- Southwest Oswego, NY R+6
- Zerkel, MN R+24
- Wedron, IL R+33
- Muir, PA R+65
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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.