Naytahwaush leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Naytahwaush typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Naytahwaush, ~19% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Naytahwaush compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Naytahwaush leans more Republican than 9 of 18 neighbors.
Naytahwaush runs about 28 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while Naytahwaush is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Naytahwaush. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Naytahwaush 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 Naytahwaush, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Naytahwaush live in densely developed areas, about 20 points below the Minnesota average of 23%. Naytahwaush runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Naytahwaush, MN does.
Why turnout in Naytahwaush looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Naytahwaush report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Naytahwaush sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Naytahwaush sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mahkonce, MN R+21
- Roy Lake, MN R+12
- Waubun, MN R+21
- Ogema, MN R+7
- Rice Lake, MN R+14
- Pine Bend, MN R+10
- Zerkel, MN R+24
- Mahnomen, MN R+7
- White Earth, MN Even
- Ponsford, MN D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mayo, SC R+68
- Bowlus, MN R+73
- Lowden, IA R+38
- Rossville, OK R+66
- Golconda, IL R+60
- Curtis, NE R+71
- Paris, ME R+20
- Tilden, WI R+31
- Pauline, TX R+69
- Forty Four, AR R+67
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.