Kensal is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Kensal typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kensal, ~17% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kensal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kensal leans more Republican than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Kensal runs about 19 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Kensal 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 Kensal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Kensal 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%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kensal, 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 Kensal looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kensal 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Kensal own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Kensal have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Courtenay, ND R+55
- Pingree, ND R+60
- Glenfield, ND R+58
- Sutton, ND R+55
- Spiritwood Lake, ND R+55
- Bordulac, ND R+57
- Wimbledon, ND R+53
- Buchanan, ND R+60
- Melville, ND R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norcatur, KS R+75
- Scottville, IL R+56
- Coyote, NM D+22
- Newport, OH R+60
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Pilot Mountain, TN R+73
- Lamourie, LA R+71
- Hartline, WA R+53
- Milo, IN R+56
- Vinland, KS R+20
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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.