Sanish, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sanish

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sanish leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Sanish typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sanish, ~37% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sanish compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sanish is the most Democratic-leaning.

Sanish runs about 65 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Sanish is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sanish. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+52) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+79), a spread of about 131 points.

Why Sanish 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 Sanish, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Sanish votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Sanish runs about 65 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Sanish sits in the top quarter (about 31%, above 76% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Sanish have never been married, above 93% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sanish, ND sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Sanish looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 52% of households in Sanish rent, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Sanish report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Sanish sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.