Bradford leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Bradford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bradford, ~24% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bradford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bradford leans more Republican than 43 of 59 neighbors.
Bradford runs about 44 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bradford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bradford. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Bradford 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 Bradford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bradford votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Bradford runs about 44 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bradford sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Bradford are family households, above 79% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bradford, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bradford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bradford 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. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Bradford own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Isanti, MN R+31
- East Lake Francis Shores, MN R+39
- Bethel, MN R+38
- Bodum, MN R+26
- St. Francis, MN R+35
- Oxlip, MN R+45
- Edgewood, MN R+30
- Oak Grove, MN R+38
- East Bethel, MN R+34
- Cambridge, MN R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eglon, KY R+71
- St. Johns Park, FL R+49
- St. Johns, NC R+4
- Mystic, IA R+51
- Melrose, IA R+51
- MacDougall, NY R+26
- Pine Hill, KY R+75
- Fir Villa, OR R+23
- Shawnee On Delaware, PA D+10
- Jarbalo, KS R+47
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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.