Crosby Beach leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Crosby Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crosby Beach, ~24% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crosby Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crosby Beach leans more Republican than 27 of 39 neighbors.
Crosby Beach runs about 42 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Crosby Beach is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crosby Beach. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Crosby Beach 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 Crosby Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crosby Beach votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Crosby Beach runs about 42 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Crosby Beach are family households, above 79% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Crosby Beach, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Crosby Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crosby Beach 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Crosby Beach own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Crosby Beach have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Deerwood, MN R+27
- Ironton, MN R+38
- Crosby, MN R+28
- Cuyuna, MN R+27
- Trommald, MN R+37
- Riverton, MN R+36
- Bennettville, MN R+33
- Mission, MN R+32
- Merrifield, MN R+32
- Aitkin, MN R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coit, TX R+75
- Red Beach, ME R+31
- Sixmile, IA R+45
- Guckeen, MN R+51
- Slickford, KY R+76
- New Providence, KY R+62
- Lustre, MT R+21
- Bremer, IA R+42
- Niagara, ND R+52
- Henderson Grove, IL R+32
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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.