Eagle Lake leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Eagle Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eagle Lake, ~34% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eagle Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eagle Lake leans more Republican than 4 of 39 neighbors.
Eagle Lake runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Eagle Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Eagle Lake. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Eagle Lake 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 Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Eagle Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Eagle Lake runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Eagle Lake, 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 Eagle Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eagle Lake 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Eagle Lake have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Madison Lake, MN R+28
- Mankato, MN D+4
- St. Clair, MN R+32
- Marysburg, MN R+30
- Smiths Mill, MN R+35
- North Mankato, MN R+2
- Skyline, MN R+9
- Kasota, MN R+26
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Janesville, MN R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Benson, MN R+28
- Burkeville, VA Even
- Shannondale, WV R+40
- Arthur, IL R+55
- Castle Hills, TX D+3
- Little Compton, RI D+9
- Saddle River, NJ R+17
- Northlake, SC R+39
- Falmouth, MA D+47
- Vernon, AL R+75
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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.