Grygla leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Grygla typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grygla, ~16% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grygla compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grygla is the least Republican-leaning.
Grygla runs about 40 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Grygla is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grygla. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+39), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Grygla 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 Grygla, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Grygla votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Grygla runs about 40 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Grygla sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Grygla, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Grygla looks the way it does
Turnout in Grygla 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.
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- Gatzke, MN R+40
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- Wannaska, MN R+52
- Middle River, MN R+42
- Thief River Falls, MN R+29
- Newfolden, MN R+53
- Oklee, MN R+52
- Plummer, MN R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownfield, PA R+25
- Piney Grove, TX R+69
- Irwin, IA R+52
- Trout Valley, IL Even
- Meridian, CA R+49
- Hardyville, VA R+24
- East Beekmantown, NY R+14
- Indianford, WI R+21
- Parhams, GA R+79
- Cedar Valley, OK 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.