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

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

Mylo leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 53% of adults in Mylo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mylo, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mylo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mylo leans more Republican than 10 of 23 neighbors.

Mylo runs about 14 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Mylo hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the North Dakota average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Mylo sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mylo, ND sits in the bottom 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 Mylo looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Mylo rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Mylo have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mylo sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.