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

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

Thorne leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Thorne typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thorne, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Thorne compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Thorne leans more Republican than 10 of 19 neighbors.

Thorne runs about 28 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thorne. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+22), a spread of about 39 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Thorne live in densely developed areas, about 8 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Thorne, ND sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Thorne looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Thorne rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Thorne have completed high school, below 94% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Thorne 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.