Breezy Point leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Breezy Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Breezy Point, ~31% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Breezy Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Breezy Point leans more Republican than 14 of 31 neighbors.
Breezy Point runs about 37 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Breezy Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Breezy Point. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Breezy Point 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 Breezy Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Breezy Point votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Breezy Point runs about 37 points more Republican.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Breezy Point, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Breezy Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Breezy Point 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Breezy Point own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Breezy Point have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pequot Lakes, MN R+33
- Jenkins, MN R+46
- Merrifield, MN R+32
- Nisswa, MN R+24
- Crosslake, MN R+27
- Lake Shore, MN R+43
- Lake Hubert, MN R+33
- Manhattan Beach, MN R+29
- Swanburg, MN R+31
- Trommald, MN R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverside, AL R+65
- Magdalena, NM D+18
- Steep Falls, ME R+21
- Stockton, IL R+28
- Balcones Heights, TX D+26
- Osteen, FL R+48
- Trenton, NC R+24
- Freer, TX R+28
- Ashville, NY R+30
- Thompson Falls, MT R+51
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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.