Reiles Acres leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Reiles Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reiles Acres, ~27% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reiles Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reiles Acres leans more Republican than 20 of 39 neighbors.
Politically, Reiles Acres sits close to the rest of North Dakota.
Why Reiles Acres 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 Reiles Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Reiles Acres votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly above the North Dakota average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Reiles Acres are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Reiles Acres, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Reiles Acres looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Reiles Acres 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Reiles Acres own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Reiles Acres have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North River, ND R+23
- Harwood, ND R+39
- West Fargo, ND R+15
- Fargo, ND D+3
- Moorhead, MN D+6
- Prairie Rose, ND R+15
- Prosper, ND R+43
- Dilworth, MN R+7
- Frontier, ND R+14
- Argusville, ND R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greentop, MO R+66
- Wallen, IN R+38
- Mulberry, KS R+49
- South Fork, CO R+18
- Burton, ID R+69
- Mount Sherman, KY R+67
- Amherst, TX R+75
- Gulliver, MI R+44
- Oktoc, MS Even
- Ray, OH R+60
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.