Lydia leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Lydia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lydia, ~32% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lydia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lydia leans more Republican than 51 of 74 neighbors.
Lydia runs about 37 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lydia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lydia. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Lydia 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 Lydia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lydia votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lydia runs about 37 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Lydia are family households, above 93% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lydia, 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 Lydia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lydia 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Lydia own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Lydia have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Jordan, MN R+23
- Marystown, MN R+19
- Prior Lake, MN R+8
- New Prague, MN R+31
- St. Patrick, MN R+44
- Veseli, MN R+44
- Elko, MN R+34
- New Market, MN R+32
- Webster, MN R+38
- East Union, MN R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Walpole, NH R+11
- Buckley, IL R+53
- Rhine, GA R+69
- Lincoln, TX R+66
- Sutton, VT R+20
- Wharton, OH R+66
- West Oneonta, NY R+11
- Kerr, AR R+17
- Fearsville, KY R+69
- Rock Island, OK R+73
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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.