Flensburg is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Flensburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flensburg, ~12% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flensburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flensburg leans more Republican than 29 of 40 neighbors.
Flensburg runs about 70 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Flensburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Flensburg 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 Flensburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Flensburg votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Flensburg runs about 70 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Flensburg sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Flensburg are family households, above 82% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Flensburg, MN does.
Why turnout in Flensburg looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Flensburg 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 64%, above 63% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Flensburg have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Swanville, MN R+66
- Sobieski, MN R+64
- Little Falls, MN R+38
- Randall, MN R+57
- Elmdale, MN R+74
- Burtrum, MN R+61
- Upsala, MN R+74
- Darling, MN R+52
- Bowlus, MN R+73
- North Prairie, MN R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Syria, IN R+61
- Manassas, GA R+52
- Canaan, VT R+30
- Triumph, ID D+10
- Mayetta, NJ R+32
- Cragsmoor, NY R+22
- Rochester, OH R+51
- Lakeside, OH R+17
- Ellisville, VA R+33
- Rodman, NY R+44
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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.