Brewster is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Brewster typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brewster, ~13% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brewster compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brewster leans more Republican than 10 of 31 neighbors.
Brewster runs about 57 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Brewster is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brewster. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Brewster 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 Brewster, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brewster votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Brewster runs about 57 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Brewster sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Brewster are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Brewster, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Brewster looks the way it does
Turnout in Brewster sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kinbrae, MN R+52
- Okabena, MN R+59
- Worthington, MN R+13
- Round Lake, MN R+59
- Heron Lake, MN R+56
- Reading, MN R+53
- Dundee, MN R+55
- Lime Creek, MN R+55
- Fulda, MN R+56
- Bigelow, MN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millerton, OK R+72
- Beaver Creek, MN R+62
- Little Genesee, NY R+50
- Hoskins, NE R+73
- Isadore, MI R+4
- Bancroft, IA R+53
- Watertown, OH R+58
- Luraville, FL R+74
- Brashear, MO R+65
- Glidden, WI R+36
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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.