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

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

North River leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in North River typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North River, ~35% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North River compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North River leans more Republican than 8 of 37 neighbors.

North River runs about 13 points more Democratic than North Dakota as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North River. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 22 points.

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

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in North River drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in North River are family households, above 98% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North River, ND sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in North River looks the way it does

Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in North River own their home, about 17 points above the North Dakota average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in North River have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. 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.