Mower County leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Mower County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mower County, ~28% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mower County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Mower County leans more Republican than 1 of 12 neighbors.
Mower County runs about 18 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Mower County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Mower County. The west side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+46), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Mower County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Mower County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mower County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Mower County runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mower County, MN sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mower County looks the way it does
Turnout in Mower County 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 Counties
- Freeborn County, MN R+22
- Mitchell County, IA R+36
- Dodge County, MN R+31
- Worth County, IA R+37
- Steele County, MN R+22
- Olmsted County, MN D+12
- Howard County, IA R+35
- Cerro Gordo County, IA R+18
- Fillmore County, MN R+32
- Floyd County, IA R+30
Counties with Similar Populations
- Murray County, GA R+68
- Marshall County, IA R+17
- Howell County, MO R+62
- Snyder County, PA R+50
- Pike County, MS D+8
- Orleans County, NY R+32
- Mecosta County, MI R+26
- Rio Arriba County, NM D+20
- Ottawa County, OH R+30
- Avoyelles Parish, LA R+37
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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.