Maida leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Maida typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maida, ~26% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maida compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maida leans more Republican than 4 of 21 neighbors.
Maida runs about 10 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maida. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Maida 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 Maida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maida votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, modestly above the North Dakota average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Maida, ND sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Maida looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maida 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 63% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Langdon, ND R+45
- Loma, ND R+53
- Mount Carmel, ND R+51
- Osnabrock, ND R+51
- Nekoma, ND R+48
- Hove Mobile Park, ND R+50
- Olga, ND R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Prather, IN R+51
- Alsey, IL R+66
- Pulaski, IL R+22
- Gulledge, AR R+84
- Sawpit, CO D+57
- Grand Canyon, AZ R+29
- Wishkah, WA R+37
- Leavenworth, MN R+54
- Whitlash, MT R+68
- Jenny Lind, NC R+18
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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.