Leith (/ˈliːθ/ LEETH) is a city in Grant County, North Dakota, United States.

[5] This line was abandoned in 1984, isolating Leith, as none of the primary highways in the area were constructed to go through the city.

Cobb wanted to move in other white supremacists so he could gain an electoral majority, take over the city government, and transform Leith into a neo-Nazi stronghold.

This initiative was strongly supported by the National Socialist Movement (NSM), which was considered at the time to be the largest and most prominent neo-Nazi organization in the United States, but was heavily opposed by locals.

[9] In February 2014, Cobb accepted a plea bargain and was sentenced to four years of supervised probation.

[10] After two men suspected of ties to Cobb were elected to the city council in June 2018, mayor Ryan Schock circulated a petition to disincorporate Leith.

The Grant County commission subsequently cleared the way for a referendum on July 23, 2018 on dissolving the city.

[11][12] However, due to concerns that the original date was earlier than Century Code (state statutes) permitted, the vote was moved to November 6, the day of the 2018 midterm elections.

The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% White and 6.3% African American (each person makes up 6.3% of the population).