Canton leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Canton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Canton, ~17% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Canton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Canton leans more Republican than 38 of 53 neighbors.
Canton runs about 43 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Canton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Canton. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Canton 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 Canton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Canton, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. Canton runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Canton, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Canton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Canton 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Canton have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lenora, MN R+40
- Prosper, MN R+36
- Harmony, MN R+31
- Newburg, MN R+30
- Henrytown, MN R+36
- Tawney, MN R+30
- Mabel, MN R+29
- Hesper, IA R+37
- Whalan, MN R+32
- Lanesboro, MN R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Third Lake, IL D+20
- Boyers, PA R+57
- Centerport, PA R+44
- Evansville, MN R+51
- Chappell, NE R+71
- Woodland, MS R+38
- Hoyt, OK R+70
- Edgemont, SD R+61
- Endeavor, WI R+34
- Sunbury, GA R+49
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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.