Renville County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Renville County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Renville County, ~12% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Renville County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Renville County leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Renville County runs about 29 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Renville County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Renville County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Renville County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the North Dakota average of 87%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Renville County, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Renville County looks the way it does
Turnout in Renville County 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 Counties
- Ward County, ND R+32
- Bottineau County, ND R+50
- Burke County, ND R+76
- McHenry County, ND R+61
- Mountrail County, ND R+35
- Pierce County, ND R+47
- Rolette County, ND D+33
- McLean County, ND R+51
- Divide County, ND R+59
- Sheridan County, ND R+69
Counties with Similar Populations
- Garfield County, WA R+58
- Cimarron County, OK R+68
- Miner County, SD R+52
- Grant County, ND R+71
- Griggs County, ND R+52
- Dolores County, CO R+45
- Quitman County, GA R+17
- Sanborn County, SD R+59
- Highland County, VA R+46
- Eddy County, ND R+46
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.