Reynolds leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Reynolds typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reynolds, ~21% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reynolds compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reynolds leans more Republican than 14 of 23 neighbors.
Reynolds runs about 7 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Reynolds 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 Reynolds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Reynolds are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Reynolds, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Reynolds looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Reynolds 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Reynolds own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Reynolds have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Buxton, ND R+41
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- Climax, MN R+55
- Grand Forks, ND Even
- Cummings, ND R+39
- Hatton, ND R+39
- Mayville, ND R+33
- Taft, ND R+39
- Emerado, ND R+46
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- Emhouse, TX R+46
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- Lake Murray Shores, SC R+55
- Benton, OH R+75
- Bay City, WI R+35
- Simla, CO R+63
- Blakesburg, IA R+53
- Wootens Crossroads, NC R+23
- Golden, IL R+72
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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.