Kennedy leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Kennedy typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kennedy, ~16% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kennedy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kennedy is the least Republican-leaning.
Kennedy runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kennedy is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kennedy 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 Kennedy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kennedy votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kennedy runs about 28 points more Republican.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Kennedy, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kennedy looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Kennedy sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Kennedy sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Donaldson, MN R+26
- Hallock, MN R+25
- Noyes, MN R+37
- Robbin, MN R+26
- Lake Bronson, MN R+45
- Stephen, MN R+55
- Halma, MN R+45
- Drayton, ND R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ai, AL R+80
- Adrian, TX R+84
- Rexford, MS R+81
- Martinville, AR R+56
- Floe, WV R+63
- Peru, WI R+25
- Harmony, MD R+47
- Tennant, IA R+54
- Byron, MO R+71
- Florence, AR D+18
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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.