Lansing leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Lansing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lansing, ~20% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lansing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lansing leans more Republican than 11 of 55 neighbors.
Lansing runs about 38 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lansing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lansing 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 Lansing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lansing votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lansing runs about 38 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lansing, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lansing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lansing 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Lansing own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayville, MN R+38
- Corning, MN R+39
- Mapleview, MN R+3
- Brownsdale, MN R+35
- Austin, MN R+2
- Waltham, MN R+40
- Nicolville, MN R+26
- Moscow, MN R+40
- Austin Acres, MN R+21
- Maple Island, MN R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poplar Plains, KY R+61
- Slacks, LA D+11
- Allendorf, IA R+65
- Rutland Center, NY R+36
- Leda, VA R+7
- Jewell Valley, VA R+72
- Julian, NE R+55
- Bloomingville, OH R+40
- Shaw Island, WA D+53
- Boissevain, VA R+62
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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.