Bluffton is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Bluffton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluffton, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluffton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluffton leans more Republican than 22 of 24 neighbors.
Bluffton runs about 64 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bluffton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bluffton 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 Bluffton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bluffton votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bluffton runs about 64 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bluffton fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bluffton are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bluffton, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Bluffton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bluffton 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wadena, MN R+41
- New York Mills, MN R+53
- Deer Creek, MN R+54
- Heinola, MN R+44
- Hillview, MN R+56
- Sebeka, MN R+58
- Hewitt, MN R+58
- Verndale, MN R+63
- Wrightstown, MN R+56
- Aldrich, MN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Petersburg, OH R+48
- Orchard, TX R+36
- Tebbetts, MO R+57
- Washington, VT R+25
- Lulu, MI R+45
- Monterey, MA D+55
- Paluxy, TX R+80
- Cushman, AR R+64
- Oak Grove, AR R+67
- Erwinna, PA Even
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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.