Moose Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Moose Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moose Lake, ~27% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moose Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moose Lake leans more Republican than 4 of 28 neighbors.
Moose Lake runs about 17 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Moose Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moose Lake. The southeast side is the most split-leaning (R+28) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Moose Lake 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 Moose Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Moose Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, about 14 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Moose Lake runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Moose Lake, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Moose Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moose Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Moose Lake report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sturgeon Lake, MN R+37
- Barnum, MN R+24
- Kettle River, MN R+28
- Kerrick, MN R+27
- Willow River, MN R+43
- Duquette, MN R+27
- Mahtowa, MN R+26
- Denham, MN R+44
- Rutledge, MN R+45
- Bruno, MN R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sidney, NY R+13
- Capac, MI R+43
- Matamoras, PA R+17
- Blue Grass, IA R+28
- Jessup, PA D+3
- Reidland, KY R+45
- Taylor, AZ R+63
- Lineville, AL R+50
- St. Charles, MN R+30
- Somonauk, IL R+27
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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.