Barry leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Barry typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barry, ~17% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barry leans more Republican than 9 of 24 neighbors.
Barry runs about 46 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Barry is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barry. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Barry 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 Barry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Barry votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Barry runs about 46 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Barry, MN sits below the national average 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 Barry looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barry 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bonanza Grove, MN R+50
- Graceville, MN R+44
- Beardsley, MN R+30
- Clinton, MN R+37
- Browns Valley, MN R+36
- Dumont, MN R+54
- Johnson, MN R+47
- Shady Beach, SD R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Ambrose, ND R+62
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Lockwood, KY R+61
- Cedar Point, KS R+57
- Sunrise, TN R+66
- Pikes Peak, IN R+51
- Cayton, CA R+44
- Englewood, KS R+73
- Cedar Ridge, PA R+47
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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.