Maple Lake leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Maple Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple Lake, ~30% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple Lake leans more Republican than 22 of 54 neighbors.
Maple Lake runs about 41 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Maple Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maple Lake. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Maple Lake 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 Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maple Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Maple Lake runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Maple Lake, MN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Maple Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maple Lake 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Creek, MN R+40
- Annandale, MN R+34
- Rassat, MN R+45
- West Albion, MN R+47
- Buffalo, MN R+26
- French Lake, MN R+43
- Monticello, MN R+28
- Hasty, MN R+43
- South Haven, MN R+48
- Clearwater, MN R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lamar, SC R+8
- Bronson, FL R+57
- Brewster, WA R+14
- Penryn, CA R+32
- Welch, WV R+32
- Tishomingo, OK R+56
- Nashville, IL R+42
- Bonners Ferry, ID R+62
- Highland Beach, FL R+12
- Cedar Bluff, AL R+74
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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.