Bingham Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Bingham Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bingham Lake, ~10% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bingham Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bingham Lake leans more Republican than 22 of 27 neighbors.
Bingham Lake runs about 63 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bingham Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bingham Lake 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 Bingham Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bingham Lake votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bingham Lake runs about 63 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bingham Lake, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bingham Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bingham Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windom, MN R+35
- Mountain Lake, MN R+54
- Delft, MN R+58
- Wilder, MN R+52
- Butterfield, MN R+48
- Odin, MN R+47
- Jeffers, MN R+66
- Darfur, MN R+48
- Comfrey, MN R+63
- Heron Lake, MN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hope, MN R+48
- Cooksville, IL R+51
- Honest Hill, NY R+43
- Sandy Fork, TX R+53
- Williams Center, OH R+57
- Dateland, AZ R+37
- Valley Head, WV R+66
- Bevington, IA R+45
- Galena, AK D+24
- Judson, MN R+34
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.