Cologne leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Cologne typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cologne, ~28% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cologne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cologne leans more Republican than 47 of 77 neighbors.
Cologne runs about 38 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Cologne is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cologne. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Cologne 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 Cologne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cologne votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Cologne runs about 38 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cologne, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cologne looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cologne 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Cologne own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Cologne have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norwood, MN R+36
- Waconia, MN R+14
- Gotha, MN R+41
- Norwood Young America, MN R+33
- Carver, MN R+11
- Young America, MN R+43
- East Union, MN R+30
- Victoria, MN R+5
- St. Bonifacius, MN R+11
- Chaska, MN D+2
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- Holt, FL R+69
- Cave City, AR R+65
- Trail Creek, IN D+4
- Colcord, OK R+67
- South Whitley, IN R+56
- French Lick, IN R+47
- Angwin, CA D+26
- Lisbon, IA R+19
- Hays, TX R+14
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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.