Washington, Fargo, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington

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

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

 

About 47% of adults in Washington typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington, ~25% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington leans more Democratic than 5 of 10 neighbors.

Washington runs about 44 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Washington is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Washington leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Washington, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Washington votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Washington runs about 44 points more Democratic. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Washington sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 81% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Washington have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Washington, Fargo, ND does.

Why turnout in Washington looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Washington have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.