Lake Bronson leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Lake Bronson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Bronson, ~12% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Bronson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Bronson leans more Republican than 11 of 16 neighbors.
Lake Bronson runs about 49 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lake Bronson is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lake Bronson 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 Lake Bronson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Bronson votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lake Bronson runs about 49 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lake Bronson sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lake Bronson, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Bronson 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. Lake Bronson 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 Lake Bronson sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Halma, MN R+45
- Noyes, MN R+37
- Lancaster, MN R+38
- Kennedy, MN R+23
- Hallock, MN R+25
- Karlstad, MN R+42
- Donaldson, MN R+26
- Orleans, MN R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Toro, LA R+87
- Kinkora Heights, PA R+46
- Hazelton, ND R+77
- Possumneck, MS R+77
- North Pownal, ME R+20
- Paineville, VA R+38
- Passumpsic, VT R+5
- Jupiter Island, FL R+30
- Maxey, TN R+73
- Waneta, KY R+81
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.