Eagle Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Eagle Bend typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eagle Bend, ~12% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eagle Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eagle Bend leans more Republican than 21 of 33 neighbors.
Eagle Bend runs about 60 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Eagle Bend is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Eagle Bend 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 Eagle Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Eagle Bend hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. Eagle Bend 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; Eagle Bend, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Eagle Bend looks the way it does
Turnout in Eagle Bend sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Clarissa, MN R+54
- Rose City, MN R+56
- Bertha, MN R+59
- Browerville, MN R+49
- Spruce Center, MN R+53
- Wrightstown, MN R+56
- Hewitt, MN R+58
- Parkers Prairie, MN R+49
- Little Sauk, MN R+53
- Long Prairie, MN R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fordsville, KY R+68
- Josephville, MO R+35
- Wright, MI R+41
- Genoa, NY R+34
- Wolf Springs, MS R+67
- Isola, MS D+44
- Indian Shores, FL R+27
- Payneville, KY R+59
- Lucinda, PA R+53
- Arapahoe, NE R+64
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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.