Duquette leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Duquette typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duquette, ~23% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duquette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Duquette leans more Republican than 19 of 32 neighbors.
Duquette runs about 31 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Duquette is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Duquette 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 Duquette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Duquette live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Duquette sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). Duquette runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Duquette, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Duquette looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Duquette 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Duquette own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kerrick, MN R+27
- Holyoke, MN R+22
- Moose Lake, MN R+13
- Barnum, MN R+24
- Sturgeon Lake, MN R+37
- Mahtowa, MN R+26
- Bruno, MN R+33
- Willow River, MN R+43
- Blackhoof, MN R+19
- Rutledge, MN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fords Corner, TX R+41
- Hoxeyville, MI R+42
- Cedar Fort, UT R+69
- Hathaway Pines, CA R+10
- Pompey, NY R+16
- Pueblo Nuevo, TX R+12
- Knighthood Village, IN R+47
- Gonyon, VA R+25
- Walls Corners, PA R+27
- Sherando, VA R+56
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.