New Market leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in New Market typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Market, ~35% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~-2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Market compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Market leans more Republican than 39 of 63 neighbors.
New Market runs about 37 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while New Market is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why New Market 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 New Market, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 89% of households in New Market are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but New Market runs against that pattern. New Market runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; New Market, MN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in New Market looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Market 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in New Market own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in New Market have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elko New Market, MN R+28
- Elko, MN R+34
- Webster, MN R+38
- Veseli, MN R+44
- Little Chicago, MN R+36
- Lonsdale, MN R+28
- Lydia, MN R+33
- Millersburg, MN R+29
- Lakeville, MN Even
- Castle Rock, MN R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rathbone, NY R+60
- Red Fish, LA R+54
- Scioto Furnace, OH R+63
- Glenford, NY D+42
- Lomax, AL R+81
- East Gilead, MI R+50
- Neosheo, KY R+61
- Spring Grove, IA R+33
- Bardolph, IL R+48
- Norris, MS R+31
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.