Emily leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Emily typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emily, ~29% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emily compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Emily leans more Republican than 10 of 36 neighbors.
Emily runs about 35 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Emily is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Emily 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 Emily, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Emily sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Minnesota average of 86%. Emily 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; Emily, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Emily looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Emily 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Emily own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Emily have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fifty Lakes, MN R+28
- Outing, MN R+36
- Manhattan Beach, MN R+29
- Crosslake, MN R+27
- Mission, MN R+32
- Swanburg, MN R+31
- Waukenabo, MN R+40
- Cuyuna, MN R+27
- Trommald, MN R+37
- Breezy Point, MN R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Peacocks Crossroads, NC R+57
- Griswold, IA R+49
- Colt, AR R+41
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
- Energy, IL R+34
- Fort Clark Springs, TX R+43
- Anderson, TX R+69
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Cropseyville, NY R+24
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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.