Montevideo leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Montevideo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Montevideo, ~35% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Montevideo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Montevideo is the least Republican-leaning.
Montevideo runs about 30 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Montevideo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Montevideo. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Montevideo 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 Montevideo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Montevideo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Montevideo runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Montevideo, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Montevideo looks the way it does
Turnout in Montevideo sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Granite Falls, MN R+38
- Hagan, MN R+38
- Hazel Run, MN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Seymour, WI R+38
- Great Barrington, MA D+54
- McCall, ID R+36
- Weed, CA Even
- Fort Washington, PA D+25
- Mooresboro, NC R+59
- Berwick, ME R+10
- Huron, CA D+16
- Richland, MI R+13
- Hensley, AR R+48
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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.