Meadowlands leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Meadowlands typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadowlands, ~26% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadowlands compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadowlands leans more Republican than 22 of 27 neighbors.
Meadowlands runs about 30 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Meadowlands is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Meadowlands 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 Meadowlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Meadowlands live in densely developed areas, about 21 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Meadowlands runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Meadowlands, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Meadowlands looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meadowlands 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Meadowlands own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Toivola, MN R+27
- Payne, MN R+11
- Prosit, MN R+17
- Kelsey, MN R+22
- Alborn, MN R+17
- Floodwood, MN R+29
- Wawina, MN R+27
- Little Swan, MN R+26
- Culver, MN R+17
- Canyon, MN R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gratiot, OH R+62
- Parhams, GA R+79
- Lakeland Village, WA R+30
- Trout Valley, IL Even
- Meridian, CA R+49
- Highgate Springs, VT R+40
- Roseville, PA R+57
- Grygla, MN R+36
- La Grange, MI R+23
- Kistler, PA R+66
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.