Le Sueur County leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Le Sueur County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Le Sueur County, ~29% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Le Sueur County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Le Sueur County leans more Republican than 9 of 12 neighbors.
Le Sueur County runs about 36 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Le Sueur County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Le Sueur County. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Le Sueur County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Le Sueur County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Le Sueur County votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Le Sueur County runs about 36 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 70% of households in Le Sueur County are family households, above 80% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Le Sueur County, 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 Le Sueur County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Le Sueur County 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 82% of households in Le Sueur County own their home, above 85% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Le Sueur County have completed high school, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Nicollet County, MN R+9
- Rice County, MN Even
- Blue Earth County, MN R+6
- Waseca County, MN R+32
- Scott County, MN R+5
- Sibley County, MN R+48
- Carver County, MN R+8
- Steele County, MN R+22
- Dakota County, MN D+11
- McLeod County, MN R+40
Counties with Similar Populations
- Stoddard County, MO R+62
- Elmore County, ID R+42
- Cherokee County, NC R+51
- Jasper County, SC Even
- Garrett County, MD R+50
- Marion County, MO R+44
- Custer County, OK R+49
- Marion County, TN R+62
- Perry County, KY R+61
- Pine County, MN R+37
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.