Dumont is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Dumont typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dumont, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dumont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dumont leans more Republican than 20 of 21 neighbors.
Dumont runs about 59 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Dumont is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Dumont 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 Dumont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dumont votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Dumont runs about 59 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Dumont is about 96%, well above similar-sized cities (around 74%). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Dumont are family households, above 91% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Dumont, MN does.
Why turnout in Dumont looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dumont 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Dumont own their home, above 80% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Dumont have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Johnson, MN R+47
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- Barry, MN R+41
- Bonanza Grove, MN R+50
- Chokio, MN R+47
- Norcross, MN R+34
- Herman, MN R+31
- Clinton, MN R+37
- Beardsley, MN R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Sikes, LA R+88
- Bushton, KS R+69
- Grubbs, AR R+62
- East Arlington, VT D+10
- Westway, TX R+62
- Peters, CA R+46
- Blencoe, IA R+50
- Marshall, OK R+72
- Pike, IN R+52
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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.