Felton leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Felton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Felton, ~19% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Felton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Felton leans more Republican than 21 of 33 neighbors.
Felton runs about 38 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Felton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Felton 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 Felton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Felton votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Felton runs about 38 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Felton sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Felton, MN sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Felton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Felton 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Borup, MN R+29
- Georgetown, MN R+34
- Ulen, MN R+34
- Syre, MN R+32
- Perley, MN R+23
- Glyndon, MN R+34
- Hitterdal, MN R+35
- Ada, MN R+22
- Heiberg, MN R+29
- Dilworth, MN R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trapper Creek, AK R+34
- Paoli, WI D+26
- Pennington, TX R+71
- Lecta, AL R+91
- Laurel Mountain, PA R+34
- Laurel Lake, PA R+47
- Extonville, NJ R+20
- Myersburg, PA R+49
- Plaza, ND R+74
- Sussex, VA R+20
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.