Maple Island leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Maple Island typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple Island, ~19% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple Island leans more Republican than 30 of 54 neighbors.
Maple Island runs about 45 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Maple Island is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maple Island 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 Maple Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Maple Island drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Maple Island runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Maple Island, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Maple Island looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Maple Island own their home, about 11 points above the Minnesota average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollandale, MN R+42
- Corning, MN R+39
- Moscow, MN R+40
- Geneva, MN R+42
- Blooming Prairie, MN R+31
- Petran, MN R+40
- Summit, MN R+43
- Lansing, MN R+34
- Clarks Grove, MN R+41
- Mapleview, MN R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perryville, PA R+48
- Leckrone, PA R+41
- Luray, SC D+17
- Trevlac, IN R+42
- Gambill, IN R+62
- New Geneva, PA R+55
- Dover, IL R+45
- New Harrison, OH R+65
- Wood Lake, NE R+89
- Lake City, CA R+37
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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.