Forest River, ND Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Forest River

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

Forest River is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.

 

About 70% of adults in Forest River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Forest River, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Forest River compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Forest River leans more Republican than 18 of 33 neighbors.

Forest River runs about 14 points more Republican than North Dakota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Forest River. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 15 points.

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

Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Forest River live in densely developed areas, about 7 points below the North Dakota average of 12%.

Population density and Republican lean

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

Why turnout in Forest River looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Forest River own their home, about 10 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. 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.