Kinney leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Kinney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kinney, ~31% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kinney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kinney leans more Republican than 25 of 33 neighbors.
Kinney runs about 27 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Kinney is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kinney 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 Kinney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Kinney live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Kinney runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Kinney, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kinney looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kinney 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 94% of households in Kinney own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Kinney have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buhl, MN R+17
- Chisholm, MN Even
- Mountain Iron, MN R+13
- Parkville, MN R+17
- Wilpen, MN R+17
- Britt, MN R+19
- Iron, MN R+20
- Leonidas, MN R+11
- Virginia, MN Even
- Iron Junction, MN R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, WV R+69
- Alden, KS R+62
- Tankersley, TX R+77
- Innis, LA R+37
- Table Rock, MO R+52
- North Alfred, ME R+21
- North Lebanon, ME R+35
- East Andover, ME R+32
- North San Pedro, TX R+36
- Turkey Creek, AR R+65
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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.