Hawick leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Hawick typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hawick, ~22% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hawick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hawick leans more Republican than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Hawick runs about 50 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hawick is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hawick 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 Hawick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hawick votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hawick runs about 50 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Hawick are family households, above 82% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hawick, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hawick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hawick 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Regal, MN R+53
- New London, MN R+38
- Paynesville, MN R+47
- Spicer, MN R+37
- Georgeville, MN R+56
- Roscoe, MN R+54
- Grove City, MN R+54
- Manannah, MN R+54
- Belgrade, MN R+56
- Atwater, MN R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockhart, SC R+65
- Huntersville, TN R+37
- Skull Valley, AZ R+66
- Hermon Center, ME R+11
- Simms, MT R+64
- Gas City, OK R+74
- Delphi Falls, NY R+23
- Little Eagle, SD D+58
- Richmond Center, OH R+55
- Bovina Center, NY D+11
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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.