Edgerton is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Edgerton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgerton, ~22% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgerton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgerton leans more Republican than 8 of 32 neighbors.
Edgerton runs about 59 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Edgerton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgerton. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Edgerton 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 Edgerton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgerton votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Edgerton runs about 59 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Edgerton, 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 Edgerton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edgerton 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 91% of households in Edgerton own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trosky, MN R+64
- Leota, MN R+69
- Hardwick, MN R+66
- Kenneth, MN R+67
- Chandler, MN R+68
- Woodstock, MN R+67
- Pipestone, MN R+36
- Ihlen, MN R+62
- Jasper, MN R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Creston, NC R+46
- Riddle, NC R+50
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Burnside, MI R+52
- Anson, ME R+31
- Warsaw, MN R+42
- Bally, PA R+24
- Towaoc, CO D+25
- Columbia, AL R+68
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ R+20
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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.