St. Benedict leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in St. Benedict typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Benedict, ~33% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Benedict compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Benedict leans more Republican than 16 of 37 neighbors.
Politically, St. Benedict sits close to the rest of North Dakota.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. Benedict. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 17 points.
Why St. Benedict 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 St. Benedict, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in St. Benedict drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; St. Benedict, ND sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in St. Benedict looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Benedict 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in St. Benedict have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wild Rice, ND R+31
- Horace, ND R+34
- Oxbow, ND R+48
- Frontier, ND R+14
- Rustad, MN R+26
- Prairie Rose, ND R+15
- Warren, ND R+47
- Comstock, MN R+28
- Fargo, ND D+3
- West Fargo, ND R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Norfleet, NC D+50
- Elk Grove, PA R+54
- Nortonville, NJ R+28
- Essex Junction, VT D+10
- Olex, OR R+50
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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.