Miesville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Miesville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miesville, ~26% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Miesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Miesville leans more Republican than 57 of 65 neighbors.
Miesville runs about 43 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Miesville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Miesville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Miesville 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 Miesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Miesville votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Miesville runs about 43 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Miesville are family households, above 93% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Miesville, 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 Miesville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Miesville 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Miesville own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Trier, MN R+44
- Welch, MN R+32
- Hastings, MN R+11
- Vermillion, MN R+41
- Hampton, MN R+40
- Cannon Falls, MN R+25
- Prescott, WI R+18
- Vasa, MN R+42
- Nininger, MN R+20
- Randolph, MN R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elizabeth, IL R+24
- Atkinson, NC R+15
- Windham, NY R+6
- Fresenius, TX R+72
- Lonsdale, AR R+56
- Cedar Grove, TN R+67
- Franklin, NY R+22
- Dover, MN R+40
- Paeonian Springs, VA Even
- Meadows Of Dan, VA R+59
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.