Amber Valley, Fargo, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Amber Valley

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

Amber Valley leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 67% of adults in Amber Valley typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amber Valley, ~38% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Amber Valley compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Amber Valley leans more Democratic than 11 of 14 neighbors.

Amber Valley runs about 48 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Amber Valley is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Amber Valley. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 33 points.

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

Amber Valley votes against the grain of North Dakota. North Dakota leans Republican overall, while Amber Valley runs about 48 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Amber Valley have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Amber Valley, Fargo, ND sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Amber Valley looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Amber Valley is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.