Mountain Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Mountain Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain Lake, ~12% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain Lake leans more Republican than 17 of 28 neighbors.
Mountain Lake runs about 58 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Mountain Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mountain Lake. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mountain 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 Mountain Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mountain Lake votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Mountain Lake runs about 58 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mountain Lake, MN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Mountain Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Mountain Lake 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
- Bingham Lake, MN R+59
- Butterfield, MN R+48
- Delft, MN R+58
- Darfur, MN R+48
- Odin, MN R+47
- Windom, MN R+35
- Comfrey, MN R+63
- Sveadahl, MN R+46
- St. James, MN R+24
- Wilder, MN R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Orion, IL R+31
- Tennessee Ridge, TN R+63
- Adams Center, NY R+25
- Bloomingdale, MI R+33
- Mount Sterling, IL R+30
- Creedmoor, TX D+29
- Jonesboro, IL R+48
- Randolph, NY R+42
- Wellman, IA R+36
- Kempton, PA R+38
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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.