Duelm is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Duelm typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duelm, ~18% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duelm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duelm leans more Republican than 33 of 48 neighbors.
Duelm runs about 58 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Duelm is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Duelm. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Duelm 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 Duelm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Duelm votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Duelm runs about 58 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Duelm are family households, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Duelm, MN sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Duelm looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Duelm 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 90% of households in Duelm own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Duelm have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santiago, MN R+49
- Popple Creek, MN R+60
- Ronneby, MN R+59
- Clear Lake, MN R+43
- Foley, MN R+51
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Parent, MN R+63
- Sauk Rapids, MN R+22
- Oak Park, MN R+61
- St. Cloud, MN D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Barnet, VT R+6
- East Mountain, TX R+77
- Findlay, TN R+58
- Fleetwood, AL R+76
- Scotland, TX R+79
- Trimont, MN R+47
- Wiley Ford, WV R+54
- Patmos, OH R+52
- Silverstreet, SC R+31
- Hartsfield, GA R+79
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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.