Money Creek leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Money Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Money Creek, ~22% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Money Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Money Creek leans more Republican than 42 of 62 neighbors.
Money Creek runs about 36 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Money Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Money Creek 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 Money Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Money Creek live in densely developed areas, about 19 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Money Creek are family households, above 81% of cities. Money Creek runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Money Creek, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Money Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Money Creek have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ridgeway, MN R+24
- South Rushford, MN R+31
- Houston, MN R+34
- Witoka, MN R+22
- Rushford, MN R+28
- Rushford Village, MN R+28
- New Hartford, MN R+21
- Yucatan, MN R+33
- Wilson, MN R+21
- Sugarloaf, MN R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rochester, IA R+38
- Ponderosa Heights, NM D+28
- Tesch, MI R+37
- Seale, TX R+78
- Tippettville, GA R+21
- Troy Town, WV R+70
- Davenport, AL R+33
- Keltonburg, TN R+74
- Dunningville, MI R+40
- Forest, NY R+36
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.