Hovland leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Hovland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hovland, ~42% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hovland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hovland is the least Democratic-leaning.
Hovland runs about 23 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Why Hovland 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 Hovland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 40% of adults in Hovland hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hovland, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hovland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hovland 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 65%, above 67% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hovland have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple Hill, MN D+33
- Red Rock, MN D+28
- Grand Portage, MN D+28
- Grand Marais, MN D+32
- Pigeon River, MN D+28
- Lutsen, MN D+38
- Tofte, MN D+28
- Schroeder, MN D+25
- Little Marais, MN R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Roe, KY R+69
- Hydaburg, AK R+3
- Pleasure Valley, WV R+61
- Little Lake, MI R+20
- East Hope, ID R+39
- Heart Lake, PA R+50
- Belair Cove, LA R+68
- Reidsville, NY R+18
- Osborn, IL R+24
- Newtown, IN R+65
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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.