Kerrick leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Kerrick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kerrick, ~23% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kerrick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kerrick leans more Republican than 13 of 27 neighbors.
Kerrick runs about 31 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kerrick is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kerrick 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 Kerrick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Kerrick live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Kerrick runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kerrick, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kerrick looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kerrick 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Kerrick own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Duquette, MN R+27
- Bruno, MN R+33
- Sturgeon Lake, MN R+37
- Moose Lake, MN R+13
- Willow River, MN R+43
- Rutledge, MN R+45
- Askov, MN R+39
- Barnum, MN R+24
- Holyoke, MN R+22
- Mahtowa, MN R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Core, WV R+55
- Mount Salem, KY R+69
- Molt, MT R+64
- Daggett, CA R+34
- Hamilton, WA R+33
- Pine Hills, CA R+13
- Nicolville, MN R+26
- Edna, OK R+64
- Rock City, TN R+70
- Champion, PA R+57
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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.