Lenora leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Lenora typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lenora, ~16% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lenora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lenora leans more Republican than 42 of 50 neighbors.
Lenora runs about 45 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lenora is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lenora 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 Lenora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lenora, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. Lenora 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; Lenora, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Lenora looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 83% of adults in Lenora have completed high school, about 7 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Lenora sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Canton, MN R+38
- Newburg, MN R+30
- Prosper, MN R+36
- Mabel, MN R+29
- Tawney, MN R+30
- Hesper, IA R+37
- Harmony, MN R+31
- Riceford, MN R+29
- Burr Oak, IA R+35
- Whalan, MN R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Welcome, AR R+67
- Ogdensburg, PA R+66
- Sula, MT R+58
- Robinhood, MS R+79
- Kevin, MT R+64
- Graff, MO R+73
- Spuds, FL R+27
- Beverly, KS R+72
- Valley-Hi, OH R+61
- Forest Hill, WV 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.