St. John, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in St. John

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

St. John leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in St. John typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. John, ~38% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How St. John compares

Among cities within 25 miles, St. John leans more Democratic than 9 of 16 neighbors.

St. John runs about 71 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while St. John is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within St. John. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+54) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 42 points.

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

St. John votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while St. John runs about 71 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in St. John have never been married, above 97% of cities.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; St. John, ND sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in St. John looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 33% of adults in St. John report food insecurity, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and St. John sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and St. John 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.