Britt leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Britt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Britt, ~32% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Britt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Britt leans more Republican than 20 of 35 neighbors.
Britt runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Britt is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Britt 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 Britt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Britt sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Minnesota average of 86%. Britt runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Britt, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Britt looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Britt 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Britt own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Britt have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Idington, MN R+22
- Parkville, MN R+17
- Virginia, MN Even
- Angora, MN R+25
- Kinney, MN R+22
- Mountain Iron, MN R+13
- Leonidas, MN R+11
- Buhl, MN R+17
- McKinley, MN Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forbing, LA R+58
- North Charleroi, PA R+16
- South Newbury, OH R+49
- DeKalb Junction, NY R+40
- Box Springs, GA R+37
- Ailey, GA R+36
- Lightfoot, VA R+7
- Blackwell, MO R+66
- New Germany, MN R+50
- Anderson Island, WA D+13
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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.