Gentilly leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Gentilly typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gentilly, ~17% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gentilly compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gentilly leans more Republican than 7 of 20 neighbors.
Gentilly runs about 51 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Gentilly is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gentilly 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 Gentilly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gentilly votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Gentilly runs about 51 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gentilly sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gentilly are family households, above 83% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gentilly, 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 Gentilly looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gentilly 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Gentilly own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Gentilly have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crookston, MN R+10
- Angus, MN R+46
- Crookston Junction, MN R+35
- Red Lake Falls, MN R+42
- Euclid, MN R+52
- Eldred, MN R+54
- Fisher, MN R+54
- Terrebonne, MN R+50
- Wylie, MN R+51
- Mentor, MN R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Strawberry, SC R+22
- Warriormine, WV R+71
- Lake Desolation, NY R+16
- Lake Pleasant, MA D+34
- Lovedale, FL R+13
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Finneywood, VA R+7
- West Unity, NH R+31
- Vanmeter Park, IN R+52
- Starks, WI R+31
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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.