Powers Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Powers Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Powers Lake, ~7% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Powers Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Powers Lake leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Powers Lake runs about 42 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Powers Lake 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 Powers Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Powers Lake live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Powers Lake, ND sits above the national average 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 Powers Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Powers Lake 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
- Lunds Valley, ND R+78
- Mcgregor, ND R+75
- Lostwood, ND R+78
- Tioga, ND R+70
- White Earth, ND R+79
- Lignite, ND R+77
- Ross, ND R+78
- Wildrose, ND R+73
- Niobe, ND R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scipio Center, NY R+33
- Alta, CA R+36
- Dodds, OH R+57
- Cowanesque, PA R+49
- Austin, PA R+67
- Ingalls, KS R+79
- Dumont, CO D+5
- Rural Ridge, PA R+6
- Argonia, KS R+60
- Monticello, ME R+45
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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.