Marine On St. Croix leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Marine On St. Croix typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marine On St. Croix, ~57% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marine On St. Croix compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marine On St. Croix leans more Democratic than 61 of 89 neighbors.
Marine On St. Croix runs about 9 points more Democratic than Minnesota as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Marine On St. Croix. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+36) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+4), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Marine On St. Croix 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 Marine On St. Croix, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Marine On St. Croix hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Marine On St. Croix, 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 Marine On St. Croix looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marine On St. Croix 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Marine On St. Croix own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Marine On St. Croix have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scandia, MN R+20
- Somerset, WI R+31
- Grant, MN R+11
- Houlton, WI R+23
- Hugo, MN R+8
- Stillwater, MN D+12
- Dellwood, MN Even
- Forest Lake, MN R+7
- Oak Park Heights, MN D+16
- Osceola, WI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cadyville, NY R+17
- Mohawk, TN R+71
- Hesper, MT R+48
- Andover, NH R+12
- Damariscotta, ME D+8
- Pleasureville, KY R+56
- Bird-in-Hand, PA R+36
- Nicholson, MS R+76
- Springdale, WA R+41
- East Gull Lake, MN R+34
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.