Morris leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Morris typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morris, ~27% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morris compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morris is the least Republican-leaning.
Morris runs about 31 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Morris is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morris. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Morris 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 Morris, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Morris votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, modestly above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Morris runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Morris, MN sits above the national average 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 Morris looks the way it does
Turnout in Morris 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.
Nearby Cities
- Alberta, MN R+46
- Hancock, MN R+63
- Donnelly, MN R+44
- Cyrus, MN R+49
- Chokio, MN R+47
- Hoffman, MN R+43
- Starbuck, MN R+40
- Herman, MN R+31
- Kensington, MN R+47
- Clontarf, MN R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Le Claire, IA R+18
- Lockport, LA R+76
- Bloomingdale, GA R+40
- Corcoran, MN R+12
- Barling, AR R+38
- Dousman, WI R+31
- Heflin, AL R+80
- Swanton, VT R+28
- Caldwell, TX R+49
- Dickson City, PA Even
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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.