Longville leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Longville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Longville, ~30% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Longville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Longville leans more Republican than 2 of 24 neighbors.
Longville runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Longville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Longville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+29) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Longville 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 Longville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Longville votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Longville runs about 28 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Longville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Longville, 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 Longville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Longville 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Longville own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Inguadona, MN R+30
- Whipholt, MN R+23
- Hackensack, MN R+31
- Remer, MN R+37
- Boy River, MN R+36
- Swanburg, MN R+31
- Backus, MN R+41
- Outing, MN R+36
- Federal Dam, MN R+29
- Walker, MN R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Autaugaville, AL Even
- Hector, AR R+69
- Bois D Arc, MO R+63
- Hill City, MN R+37
- Mayesville, SC D+19
- Maple Rapids, MI R+44
- Doyle, TN R+71
- La Pryor, TX R+6
- Montezuma, KS R+71
- Fort Thompson, SD D+30
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.