Griggs County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Griggs County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Griggs County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Griggs County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Griggs County is the most Republican-leaning.
Griggs County runs about 15 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Griggs 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 Griggs County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Griggs County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Griggs County, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Griggs County looks the way it does
Turnout in Griggs County sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Steele County, ND R+33
- Nelson County, ND R+43
- Barnes County, ND R+36
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Eddy County, ND R+46
- Traill County, ND R+37
- Stutsman County, ND R+34
- Ramsey County, ND R+30
- Grand Forks County, ND R+8
- Benson County, ND D+2
Counties with Similar Populations
- Grant County, ND R+71
- Miner County, SD R+52
- Cimarron County, OK R+68
- Dolores County, CO R+45
- Garfield County, WA R+58
- Renville County, ND R+65
- Sanborn County, SD R+59
- Eddy County, ND R+46
- Webster County, GA R+16
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK Even
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.