Dodge County leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Dodge County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dodge County, ~32% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dodge County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Dodge County leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
Dodge County runs about 36 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Dodge County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Dodge County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Dodge County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Dodge County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dodge County votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Dodge County runs about 36 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Dodge County are family households, above 80% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dodge County, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Dodge County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dodge County 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Dodge County own their home, above 98% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Dodge County have completed high school, above 94% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Olmsted County, MN D+12
- Steele County, MN R+22
- Mower County, MN R+13
- Goodhue County, MN R+22
- Rice County, MN Even
- Wabasha County, MN R+30
- Waseca County, MN R+32
- Freeborn County, MN R+22
- Fillmore County, MN R+32
- Mitchell County, IA R+36
Counties with Similar Populations
- Washington County, NE R+42
- Bandera County, TX R+59
- Buena Vista County, IA R+21
- Sullivan County, IN R+49
- Perry County, IL R+49
- Fairfield County, SC D+13
- Worth County, GA R+49
- Ogemaw County, MI R+40
- Carroll County, IA R+44
- Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 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.