Hanley Falls is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Hanley Falls typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanley Falls, ~11% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanley Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanley Falls leans more Republican than 21 of 28 neighbors.
Hanley Falls runs about 63 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hanley Falls is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hanley 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 Hanley Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hanley Falls votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hanley Falls runs about 63 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Hanley Falls drive to work alone, above 85% of cities. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hanley Falls sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 83% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hanley Falls, 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 Hanley Falls looks the way it does
Turnout in Hanley 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
- Wood Lake, MN R+56
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
- Cottonwood, MN R+46
- Granite Falls, MN R+38
- Clarkfield, MN R+47
- Echo, MN R+59
- Sacred Heart, MN R+40
- Wegdahl, MN R+45
- Vesta, MN R+69
- Maynard, MN R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abbottsburg, NC R+42
- Mount Olive, TN R+72
- Goose Hollow, NC Even
- Baker, CA R+27
- Bayside, TX R+59
- Valdez, NM D+54
- Rose, NY R+41
- Church Hill, KY R+51
- Paris, IA R+64
- Volga, IA R+45
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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.