White Earth, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in White Earth

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

White Earth is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in White Earth typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Earth, ~6% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How White Earth compares

Among cities within 25 miles, White Earth is the most Republican-leaning.

White Earth runs about 43 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in White Earth drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Developed land and Republican lean

Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; White Earth, ND sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in White Earth looks the way it does

Turnout in White Earth sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.