Chisholm is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Chisholm typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chisholm, ~41% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chisholm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chisholm sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 31 leaning the other way.
Chisholm runs about 5 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chisholm. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Chisholm 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 Chisholm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Chisholm the two roughly cancel.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chisholm, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Chisholm looks the way it does
Turnout in Chisholm sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buhl, MN R+17
- Wilpen, MN R+17
- Kinney, MN R+22
- Hibbing, MN R+2
- Lavinia, MN R+20
- Keewatin, MN R+18
- Side Lake, MN R+18
- Iron, MN R+20
- Mountain Iron, MN R+13
- Parkville, MN R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shermans Dale, PA R+56
- Scandia, MN R+20
- Ravenel, SC Even
- Homestead Meadows North, TX Even
- DeMarest, NJ D+15
- Windsor, PA R+43
- Margaret, AL R+53
- Earlysville, VA D+9
- Argo, AL R+58
- Midway, FL D+35
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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.