Nashua is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Nashua typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nashua, ~14% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nashua compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nashua leans more Republican than 15 of 20 neighbors.
Nashua runs about 56 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nashua is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nashua. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Nashua 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 Nashua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nashua votes against the grain of Minnesota. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Nashua runs about 56 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Nashua, MN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Nashua looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nashua is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tintah, MN R+46
- Campbell, MN R+56
- Tenney, MN R+53
- Wendell, MN R+38
- Norcross, MN R+34
- Foxhome, MN R+52
- Elbow Lake, MN R+34
- Everdell, MN R+55
- Fairmount, ND R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Caledonia, ND R+39
- Radnor, IN R+59
- Weston, ME R+45
- Cowles, NE R+71
- Danburg, GA R+43
- Winona, AZ R+5
- Dudley, WI R+40
- Dry Pond, GA R+70
- Dorrance, KS R+71
- Elliston, IN R+52
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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.