Sanborn is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Sanborn typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sanborn, ~15% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sanborn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sanborn leans more Republican than 11 of 18 neighbors.
Sanborn runs about 18 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.
Why Sanborn 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 Sanborn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Sanborn sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the North Dakota average of 87%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Sanborn are family households, above 85% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Sanborn, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sanborn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sanborn 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Sanborn own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Sanborn have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Urbana, ND R+55
- Eckelson, ND R+55
- Rogers, ND R+54
- Valley City, ND R+29
- Cuba, ND R+48
- Dazey, ND R+53
- Spiritwood, ND R+55
- Litchville, ND R+55
- Ypsilanti, ND R+57
- Wimbledon, ND R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Joinerville, TX R+69
- Westby, MT R+59
- Plumsteadville, PA R+8
- Langdon, NH R+27
- Hutch, KY R+77
- Quicksand, KY R+59
- Lemoyne, OH R+40
- Tyler, AL R+12
- Gholson, MS R+35
- Whitewater, IN R+58
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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.