Fulda is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Fulda typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fulda, ~10% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fulda compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fulda leans more Republican than 15 of 30 neighbors.
Fulda runs about 60 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Fulda is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fulda 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 Fulda, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fulda votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Fulda runs about 60 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fulda, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fulda looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fulda 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Avoca, MN R+56
- Dundee, MN R+55
- Iona, MN R+61
- Reading, MN R+53
- Slayton, MN R+51
- Brewster, MN R+52
- Wilmont, MN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lizton, IN R+57
- Marion Station, MD R+43
- Gumlog, GA R+70
- Grayson, LA R+81
- Waukomis, OK R+61
- Meggett, SC D+2
- Maceo, KY R+53
- Adairville, KY R+61
- Loleta, CA Even
- Newtonsville, OH R+61
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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.