Morrill is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Morrill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morrill, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morrill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morrill leans more Republican than 37 of 41 neighbors.
Morrill runs about 75 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Morrill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morrill. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Morrill 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 Morrill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Morrill, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Minnesota average of 28%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Morrill are family households, above 77% of cities. Morrill 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; Morrill, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Morrill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Morrill own their home, about 10 points above the Minnesota average of 82%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ramey, MN R+69
- North Benton, MN R+64
- Jakeville, MN R+65
- Genola, MN R+77
- Gilman, MN R+65
- Parent, MN R+63
- Royalton, MN R+58
- Pierz, MN R+66
- Foley, MN R+51
- Hillman, MN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abernant, AL R+78
- Advent, WV R+61
- North Miami, OK R+59
- Avoca, IN R+57
- Reeves Crossing, DE R+35
- Denmark Center, OH R+51
- Heaters, WV R+56
- Piney River, VA R+23
- Extra, WV R+62
- North Fairfax, VT R+21
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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.