Milton, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Milton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Milton is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.

 

About 76% of adults in Milton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milton, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Milton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Milton leans more Republican than 15 of 27 neighbors.

Milton runs about 14 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.

Why Milton 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 Milton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Milton hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Milton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of cities).

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Milton, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Milton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Milton 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 65%, above 68% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.