Lynd is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Lynd typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lynd, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lynd compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lynd leans more Republican than 11 of 27 neighbors.
Lynd runs about 55 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lynd is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lynd 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 Lynd, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lynd votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Lynd runs about 55 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Lynd are family households, above 78% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lynd, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lynd looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lynd 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lynd have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Russell, MN R+57
- Marshall, MN R+15
- Ghent, MN R+51
- Amiret, MN R+53
- Balaton, MN R+52
- Burchard, MN R+56
- Minneota, MN R+47
- Arco, MN R+50
- Florence, MN R+55
- Tyler, MN R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Everson, PA R+44
- Swink, CO R+52
- Highpine, ME R+17
- Downing, MO R+71
- Pembroke, NH R+7
- Sumnerville, MI R+35
- Arco, ID R+74
- Pumpkin Center, IN R+63
- Indian Village, LA R+85
- Temple, OK R+67
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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.