Hoyt Lakes leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Hoyt Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoyt Lakes, ~33% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoyt Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoyt Lakes leans more Republican than 18 of 28 neighbors.
Hoyt Lakes runs about 19 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hoyt Lakes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hoyt Lakes 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 Hoyt Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hoyt Lakes votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Hoyt Lakes runs about 19 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hoyt Lakes sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Hoyt Lakes, MN does.
Why turnout in Hoyt Lakes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hoyt Lakes 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 63%, above 58% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Hoyt Lakes own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Hoyt Lakes have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aurora, MN R+14
- Colby, MN R+20
- Pineville, MN R+14
- Palo, MN R+25
- Biwabik, MN Even
- Embarrass, MN R+19
- McKinley, MN Even
- Gilbert, MN R+17
- Markham, MN Even
- Makinen, MN R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Madison, MN R+37
- Canterbury, NH D+8
- Ainsworth, NE R+75
- Newberry Springs, CA R+45
- Ross, OH R+61
- Stratford, TX R+64
- Scotts Mills, OR R+25
- Abrams, WI R+44
- Wilmington, VT D+35
- Hope, MI R+38
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.