Edgewood leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Edgewood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgewood, ~31% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgewood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgewood leans more Republican than 12 of 49 neighbors.
Edgewood runs about 34 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Edgewood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Edgewood 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 Edgewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgewood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Edgewood runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Edgewood, MN sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Edgewood looks the way it does
Turnout in Edgewood 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
- Cambridge, MN R+27
- Bodum, MN R+26
- East Lake Francis Shores, MN R+39
- Isanti, MN R+31
- Walbo, MN R+43
- Grandy, MN R+42
- Bradford, MN R+40
- Stanchfield, MN R+43
- Stark, MN R+40
- Weber, MN R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gardenville, PA R+6
- Gibbon, OR R+27
- Shepp, TN D+6
- Cactus Forest, AZ R+44
- Ashly, LA R+70
- Silver Ridge, ME R+47
- Gaddy, OK R+60
- Sandlake, OR R+24
- Skamokawa Valley, WA R+26
- Khedive, PA R+50
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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.