Bodum leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Bodum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bodum, ~36% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bodum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bodum leans more Republican than 17 of 53 neighbors.
Bodum runs about 31 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bodum is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bodum 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 Bodum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bodum votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Bodum runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bodum, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bodum looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Bodum have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Isanti, MN R+31
- Edgewood, MN R+30
- Cambridge, MN R+27
- East Lake Francis Shores, MN R+39
- Bradford, MN R+40
- Weber, MN R+44
- Bethel, MN R+38
- Walbo, MN R+43
- Grandy, MN R+42
- Stark, MN R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keuka, FL R+30
- Cove Creek, TN R+74
- Rieth, OR R+54
- Humptulips, WA R+26
- Gilark, LA R+77
- Yankeetown, IN R+46
- Midkiff, TX R+73
- Neals Run, WV R+61
- Needmore, OH R+71
- Sugar Grove, KY R+68
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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.