Madelia leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Madelia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Madelia, ~38% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Madelia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Madelia leans more Republican than 3 of 40 neighbors.
Madelia runs about 23 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Madelia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Madelia. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Madelia 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 Madelia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Madelia votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Madelia runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Madelia, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Madelia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Madelia 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grogan, MN R+48
- Hanska, MN R+49
- La Salle, MN R+43
- Lewisville, MN R+56
- Lake Crystal, MN R+23
- Garden City, MN R+37
- St. James, MN R+24
- Vernon Center, MN R+48
- Godahl, MN R+49
- South Branch, MN R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Hill, PA R+12
- New Britain, PA D+6
- West Tawakoni, TX R+63
- Reed Creek, GA R+61
- Watermill, NY D+12
- McComb, OH R+58
- Janesville, IA R+27
- Chichester, NH R+8
- Pleasant Valley, MO R+8
- Rancho Viejo, TX R+9
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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.