Kanaranzi is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Kanaranzi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kanaranzi, ~10% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kanaranzi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kanaranzi leans more Republican than 18 of 36 neighbors.
Kanaranzi runs about 67 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kanaranzi is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kanaranzi 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 Kanaranzi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kanaranzi votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kanaranzi runs about 67 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Kanaranzi are family households, above 81% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Kanaranzi, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kanaranzi looks the way it does
Turnout in Kanaranzi 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
- Magnolia, MN R+65
- Ellsworth, MN R+63
- Steen, MN R+64
- Luverne, MN R+32
- Adrian, MN R+54
- Rock Rapids, IA R+57
- Hills, MN R+65
- Beaver Creek, MN R+62
- Kenneth, MN R+67
- Lester, IA R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, PA R+38
- Free Trade, MS R+40
- Woodberry, AR R+69
- Fort Laramie, WY R+80
- Norton, WV R+65
- Geraldine, MT R+51
- Dickens, TX R+80
- New Hartford, MN R+21
- Shambaugh, IA R+56
- Lincoln City, IN R+48
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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.