Byron leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Byron typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Byron, ~45% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Byron compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Byron leans more Republican than 2 of 52 neighbors.
Byron runs about 12 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Byron. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Byron 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 Byron, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Byron votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Byron are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Byron, MN sits in the top tenth 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 Byron looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Byron 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Byron have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Post Town, MN R+16
- Salem Corners, MN R+34
- Kasson, MN R+20
- Mantorville, MN R+31
- Douglas, MN R+23
- Rochester, MN D+20
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- Oronoco, MN R+16
- Wasioja, MN R+45
- Golden Hill, MN Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Warsaw, MO R+57
- Altamont, NY D+14
- Liberty, NY R+5
- Sultan, WA R+4
- Dry Ridge, KY R+62
- Wickenburg, AZ R+32
- Colonial Heights, TN R+47
- Bellville, OH R+53
- Coal City, IL R+30
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
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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.