Albany is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Albany typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Albany, ~18% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Albany compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Albany leans more Republican than 23 of 50 neighbors.
Albany runs about 58 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Albany is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Albany. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Albany 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 Albany, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Albany votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Albany runs about 58 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Albany runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Albany, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Albany looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Albany 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Anna, MN R+64
- Avon, MN R+47
- Freeport, MN R+71
- Holdingford, MN R+66
- Collegeville, MN R+19
- New Munich, MN R+74
- St. Wendel, MN R+51
- St. Martin, MN R+73
- St. Rosa, MN R+72
- Jacobs Prairie, MN R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belleville, WI D+13
- North Plains, OR Even
- Houston, PA R+20
- Long Prairie, MN R+37
- Rainier, WA R+26
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Palmyra, MO R+53
- Centerport, NY D+4
- Carver, MN R+11
- Attica, MI R+44
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Minnesota 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.