Annandale leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Annandale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Annandale, ~31% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Annandale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Annandale leans more Republican than 17 of 53 neighbors.
Annandale runs about 39 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Annandale is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Annandale. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Annandale 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 Annandale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Annandale votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Annandale runs about 39 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Annandale runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Annandale, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Annandale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Annandale 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- French Lake, MN R+43
- West Albion, MN R+47
- South Haven, MN R+48
- Maple Lake, MN R+37
- Silver Creek, MN R+40
- Knapp, MN R+52
- Rassat, MN R+45
- Clearwater, MN R+42
- Kingston, MN R+54
- Kimball, MN R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cherokee, IA R+36
- West Newton, PA R+33
- Solon, IA Even
- Wendell, ID R+53
- West Clarkston-Highland, WA R+29
- Elkview, WV R+50
- North Fort Lewis, WA R+5
- Hinton, OK R+64
- Norwood, PA R+5
- Windcrest, TX D+4
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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.