Fairdale leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Fairdale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairdale, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairdale leans more Republican than 6 of 23 neighbors.
Fairdale runs about 9 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Fairdale 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 Fairdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Fairdale 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%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Fairdale, ND does.
Why turnout in Fairdale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairdale is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 64%, above 66% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Fairdale have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hove Mobile Park, ND R+50
- Adams, ND R+47
- Nekoma, ND R+48
- Edmore, ND R+40
- Union, ND R+48
- Milton, ND R+51
- Lawton, ND R+41
- Osnabrock, ND R+51
- Edinburg, ND R+46
- Lankin, ND R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Christopher, MO R+69
- South Park, OH R+59
- Cheapside, TX R+74
- Fremont, MO R+67
- Idahome, ID R+77
- Howell, TN R+70
- Lakeside Village, VA R+40
- Marcoot, AL R+29
- Redings Mill, MO R+37
- Mayesburg, MO R+67
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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.