Good Thunder leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Good Thunder typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Good Thunder, ~22% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Good Thunder compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Good Thunder leans more Republican than 20 of 40 neighbors.
Good Thunder runs about 42 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Good Thunder is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Good Thunder. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Good Thunder 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 Good Thunder, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Good Thunder votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Good Thunder runs about 42 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Good Thunder, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Good Thunder looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Good Thunder 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Good Thunder have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rapidan, MN R+26
- Garden City, MN R+37
- Skyline, MN R+9
- Sterling Center, MN R+42
- Vernon Center, MN R+48
- Mapleton, MN R+39
- Mankato, MN D+4
- St. Clair, MN R+32
- Lake Crystal, MN R+23
- North Mankato, MN R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Overton, NE R+69
- Ursa, IL R+70
- Brent, OK R+68
- Odessa, WA R+55
- Van Etten, NY R+44
- Mendon, OH R+68
- Lake Cherokee, TX R+62
- Cassville, WI R+38
- Lake Hubert, MN R+33
- Galva, KS R+63
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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.