Long Prairie leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Long Prairie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Long Prairie, ~22% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Long Prairie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Long Prairie leans more Republican than 1 of 36 neighbors.
Long Prairie runs about 41 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Long Prairie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Long Prairie. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Long Prairie 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 Long Prairie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Long Prairie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Long Prairie sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities). Long Prairie runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Long Prairie, MN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Long Prairie looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Long Prairie is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Little Sauk, MN R+53
- Round Prairie, MN R+63
- Gutches Grove, MN R+59
- Browerville, MN R+49
- Swanville, MN R+66
- Clarissa, MN R+54
- Grey Eagle, MN R+54
- Burtrum, MN R+61
- Ward Springs, MN R+56
- West Union, MN R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Plains, OR Even
- Albany, MN R+54
- Belleville, WI D+13
- Houston, PA R+20
- Palmyra, MO R+53
- Plymouth, NC D+22
- Rainier, WA R+26
- Attica, MI R+44
- New Hope, AL R+70
- Centerport, NY D+4
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.