Comstock leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Comstock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Comstock, ~18% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Comstock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Comstock leans more Republican than 11 of 36 neighbors.
Comstock runs about 32 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Comstock is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Comstock. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Comstock 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 Comstock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Comstock votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Comstock runs about 32 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Comstock are family households, above 87% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Comstock, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Comstock looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Comstock 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oxbow, ND R+48
- Rustad, MN R+26
- Wolverton, MN R+43
- Wild Rice, ND R+31
- St. Benedict, ND R+36
- Christine, ND R+44
- Sabin, MN R+28
- Horace, ND R+34
- Frontier, ND R+14
- Baker, MN R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Emory, MS D+52
- Emida, ID R+67
- Calvin, PA R+69
- Seivern, SC R+29
- Shanklerville, TX R+37
- Prestonville, KY R+58
- Metea, IN R+59
- Melvin Mills, NH D+4
- Sherrill, AR D+3
- Mole Lake, WI R+25
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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.