Cook, MN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cook

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Cook leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 71% of adults in Cook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cook, ~28% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cook compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cook leans more Republican than 8 of 20 neighbors.

Cook runs about 26 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Cook is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Cook 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 Cook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Cook live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Cook runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cook, MN sits above the national average 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 Cook looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cook 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.