Milan leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Milan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milan, ~17% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milan leans more Republican than 2 of 21 neighbors.
Milan runs about 35 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Milan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Milan. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Milan 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 Milan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Milan votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Milan runs about 35 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Milan sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 76% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Milan, MN sits below the national average 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 Milan looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Milan have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hagan, MN R+38
- Holloway, MN R+44
- Watson, MN R+33
- Appleton, MN R+33
- Danvers, MN R+39
- Montevideo, MN R+26
- Louisburg, MN R+34
- Dawson, MN R+33
- Wegdahl, MN R+45
- Correll, MN R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mercer, NC R+50
- Pendleton, NC R+16
- Nuberg, GA R+40
- Novinger, MO R+66
- Glendale, MS R+57
- Cuyuna, MN R+27
- Sewickley Heights, PA Even
- Van Raub, TX R+55
- St. Andrew, NY R+26
- Coffee Springs, AL R+83
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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.