Dilworth leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Dilworth typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dilworth, ~43% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dilworth compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dilworth leans more Republican than 2 of 37 neighbors.
Dilworth runs about 11 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dilworth. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+13) and the southwest side is the least split-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Dilworth 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 Dilworth, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dilworth votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 58%, far above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dilworth, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dilworth looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dilworth 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moorhead, MN D+6
- Glyndon, MN R+34
- Fargo, ND D+3
- Prairie Rose, ND R+15
- Sabin, MN R+28
- Frontier, ND R+14
- North River, ND R+23
- Reiles Acres, ND R+37
- West Fargo, ND R+15
- Rustad, MN R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Robesonia, PA R+35
- Barrington Hills, IL Even
- Geneva, FL R+45
- Hauula, HI D+11
- Marietta, SC R+65
- Miami Heights, OH R+50
- Comfort, TX R+43
- French Island, WI R+2
- Big Sandy, TX R+69
- Washington, GA Even
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.