Granite Falls leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Granite Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granite Falls, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Granite Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Granite Falls leans more Republican than 2 of 23 neighbors.
Granite Falls runs about 42 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Granite Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Granite Falls. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Granite Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Granite Falls runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Granite Falls, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Granite Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Granite Falls sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maynard, MN R+48
- Hanley Falls, MN R+59
- Wegdahl, MN R+45
- Sacred Heart, MN R+40
- Wood Lake, MN R+56
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Clarkfield, MN R+47
- Montevideo, MN R+26
- Echo, MN R+59
- Clara City, MN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yale, MI R+46
- Dennis Port, MA D+17
- Willard, NC R+38
- Milan, NM R+12
- Wedgefield, SC D+14
- Branford, FL R+73
- Moriches, NY R+10
- Lone Oak, TX R+73
- San Andreas, CA R+26
- Monroeville, OH R+54
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.