Esko leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Esko typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Esko, ~36% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Esko compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Esko leans more Republican than 19 of 38 neighbors.
Esko runs about 20 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Esko is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Esko. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+21) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Esko 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 Esko, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Esko are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Esko runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Esko, MN does.
Why turnout in Esko looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Esko 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Esko own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Esko have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Oliver, WI R+9
- Hermantown, MN D+4
- Iverson, MN D+3
- Blackhoof, MN R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wolcottville, IN R+58
- Larned, KS R+46
- Charleston, TN R+67
- Grantville, GA R+36
- Delmont, PA R+20
- Tobaccoville, NC R+33
- Monroeville, NJ R+35
- Spring Lake Heights, NJ R+5
- Deer Park, IL D+9
- Marion, TX R+40
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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.