Blakeley leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Blakeley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blakeley, ~19% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blakeley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blakeley leans more Republican than 54 of 59 neighbors.
Blakeley runs about 53 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Blakeley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Blakeley 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 Blakeley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Blakeley votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Blakeley runs about 53 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Blakeley are family households, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blakeley, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Blakeley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blakeley 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Blakeley own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Blakeley have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Belle Plaine, MN R+29
- Jessenland, MN R+42
- Gotha, MN R+41
- Henderson, MN R+44
- Green Isle, MN R+52
- St. Thomas, MN R+46
- Union Hill, MN R+46
- Hamburg, MN R+49
- East Union, MN R+30
- Le Sueur, MN R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oro Fino, CA R+33
- Fordyce, NE R+72
- Walshville, IL R+54
- New Prospect, TX R+74
- South Mountain, PA R+62
- East Randolph, VT D+11
- Skyline, MN R+9
- Northfield, NH R+19
- Beulah, WY R+74
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
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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.