Mapes leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Mapes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mapes, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mapes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mapes leans more Republican than 5 of 18 neighbors.
Mapes runs about 6 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Mapes 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 Mapes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Mapes live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Mapes, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mapes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mapes 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Mapes have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakota, ND R+43
- Michigan City, ND R+42
- Michigan, ND R+43
- Whitman, ND R+45
- Petersburg, ND R+42
- Brocket, ND R+46
- Doyon, ND R+47
- Crary, ND R+48
- Dahlen, ND R+45
- Pekin, ND R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodruff, KS R+75
- Toimi, MN R+9
- Upper Kidderville, NH R+37
- Missionary, LA R+62
- Kingsdown, KS R+76
- Matinicus, ME D+29
- Marshall, NY R+53
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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.