Solen leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Solen typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Solen, ~22% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Solen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Solen leans more Republican than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Solen runs about 13 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Solen. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+47) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+72), a spread of about 119 points.
Why Solen 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 Solen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Solen live in densely developed areas, about 10 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Solen, ND sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Solen looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 23% of adults in Solen report food insecurity, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Timmer, ND R+62
- Flasher, ND R+73
- St. Anthony, ND R+73
- St. Gertrude, ND R+69
- Shields, ND R+41
- Cannon Ball, ND D+40
- Fort Rice, ND R+72
- Lark, ND R+73
- Huff, ND R+69
- Livona, ND R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holyrood, KS R+67
- Sledge, MS D+73
- Dennis, NC R+48
- Round Pond, ME D+20
- Oacoma, SD R+61
- Marlboro, NC D+5
- Sheridan, WI R+24
- Boyd, MN R+40
- Schultz, WV R+64
- Burnt Cabins, PA R+71
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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.