Great Bend leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Great Bend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Great Bend, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Great Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Great Bend leans more Republican than 11 of 24 neighbors.
Great Bend runs about 10 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Great Bend 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 Great Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Great Bend are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Great Bend, 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 Great Bend looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Great Bend own their home, about 17 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hankinson, ND R+49
- Mantador, ND R+50
- Mooreton, ND R+47
- Fairmount, ND R+50
- Wahpeton, ND R+31
- Breckenridge, MN R+33
- Barney, ND R+47
- Galchutt, ND R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Pats, KS R+58
- Moccasin, IL R+67
- Amity, OH R+64
- Partello, MI R+47
- Lawrenceville Hills, VA D+28
- North Monroe, ME R+20
- Jordan Run, WV R+78
- Mooresville, WV R+52
- New Colony, TX R+62
- Bradleyville, MO R+70
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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.