Kelliher leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Kelliher typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kelliher, ~15% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kelliher compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kelliher leans more Republican than 13 of 17 neighbors.
Kelliher runs about 49 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kelliher is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kelliher. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+64), a spread of about 83 points.
Why Kelliher 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 Kelliher, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kelliher votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kelliher runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kelliher sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 97% of cities).
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Kelliher, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kelliher looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kelliher 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. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shooks, MN R+55
- Shotley, MN R+31
- Quiring, MN R+54
- Saum, MN D+39
- Funkley, MN R+50
- Mizpah, MN R+41
- Northome, MN R+43
- Blackduck, MN R+49
- Waskish, MN R+39
- Gemmell, MN R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mountain Park, GA R+6
- Bricelyn, MN R+42
- Prairieville, MN R+18
- Huttig, AR R+3
- South Hiram, ME R+30
- Francktown, NC R+42
- Lorenzo, GA R+64
- Silver Creek, NE R+69
- Shoofly, NC R+45
- Philadelphia, MO R+73
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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.