Blue Earth leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Blue Earth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Earth, ~39% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~-5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Earth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Earth is the least Republican-leaning.
Blue Earth runs about 30 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Blue Earth is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Blue Earth. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Blue Earth votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, modestly above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Blue Earth runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Blue Earth, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Blue Earth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blue Earth 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 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dell, MN R+46
- Riverside Heights, MN R+48
- Guckeen, MN R+51
- Elmore, MN R+46
- Frost, MN R+47
- Pilot Grove, MN R+53
- Winnebago, MN R+42
- Delavan, MN R+46
- Huntley, MN R+50
- Imogene, MN R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sabina, OH R+63
- Vauxhall, NJ D+74
- Forest City, PA R+32
- Leesburg, OH R+66
- Queenstown, MD R+16
- Athens, NY R+6
- Knoxville, IL R+26
- Titusville, NJ D+21
- Southington, OH R+48
- Portola, CA R+32
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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.