Delavan leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Delavan typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delavan, ~17% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Delavan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Delavan leans more Republican than 20 of 37 neighbors.
Delavan runs about 50 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Delavan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Delavan 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 Delavan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Delavan live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Delavan runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Delavan, MN sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Delavan looks the way it does
Turnout in Delavan sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Easton, MN R+45
- Riverside Heights, MN R+48
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- Sterling Center, MN R+42
- Blue Earth, MN R+26
- Minnesota Lake, MN R+46
- Amboy, MN R+45
- Huntley, MN R+50
- Mapleton, MN R+39
- Brush Creek, MN R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adelphi, OH R+60
- Unadilla, MI R+19
- North Ridge, NY R+37
- Plad, MO R+71
- Gilead, IN R+65
- Eitzen, MN R+29
- Kensington, SC R+13
- Kranzburg, SD R+56
- Harris, NY R+15
- Pleasant View, NC R+40
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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.