Lehigh is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Lehigh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lehigh, ~17% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lehigh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lehigh leans more Republican than 1 of 10 neighbors.
Lehigh runs about 24 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lehigh. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Lehigh 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 Lehigh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lehigh votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, well above the North Dakota average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lehigh, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Lehigh looks the way it does
Turnout in Lehigh sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dickinson, ND R+49
- Gladstone, ND R+73
- New Hradec, ND R+73
- South Heart, ND R+77
- Taylor, ND R+74
- Lefor, ND R+74
- Belfield, ND R+74
- Manning, ND R+77
- Richardton, ND R+72
- Fryburg, ND R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winchester, WA R+53
- Boyle, MS R+23
- Surf City, NJ R+16
- Weston, OR R+54
- Cross Roads, AR R+78
- Mallory, WV R+70
- Burt, NY R+38
- Lime Springs, IA R+44
- Devola, OH R+39
- Wallowa, OR R+41
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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.