Gutches Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Gutches Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gutches Grove, ~15% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gutches Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gutches Grove leans more Republican than 26 of 37 neighbors.
Gutches Grove runs about 63 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Gutches Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Gutches Grove 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 Gutches Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gutches Grove votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Gutches Grove runs about 63 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gutches Grove fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gutches Grove are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Gutches Grove, MN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gutches Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Gutches Grove own their home, about 13 points above the Minnesota average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Round Prairie, MN R+63
- Long Prairie, MN R+37
- Little Sauk, MN R+53
- West Union, MN R+59
- Osakis, MN R+48
- Nelson, MN R+52
- Ward Springs, MN R+56
- Sauk Centre, MN R+48
- Grey Eagle, MN R+54
- Rose City, MN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hi Hat, KY R+63
- Carpenter, AL R+68
- Teaselville, TX R+72
- Canaan, NY D+39
- Wakulla, NC R+27
- Scott, TX R+76
- Krakow, WI R+53
- Kansas, TN R+54
- Raymond, IA R+37
- Peggy, TX R+58
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.