New Prague leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 96% of adults in New Prague typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Prague, ~33% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Prague compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Prague leans more Republican than 33 of 63 neighbors.
New Prague runs about 35 points more Republican than Minnesota as a whole. Minnesota leans Democratic overall, while New Prague is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Prague. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 22 points.
Why New Prague 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 Prague, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
New Prague votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 44%, well above the Minnesota average of 23%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. New Prague runs against the grain of Minnesota, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; New Prague, MN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in New Prague looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Prague 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in New Prague have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Patrick, MN R+44
- Heidelberg, MN R+47
- Union Hill, MN R+46
- Veseli, MN R+44
- Lydia, MN R+33
- Montgomery, MN R+36
- Jordan, MN R+23
- Lonsdale, MN R+28
- Webster, MN R+38
- New Market, MN R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Stickney, WA D+20
- Wallington, NJ R+23
- Cotati, CA D+40
- Rogersville, MO R+52
- Fairview, TN R+48
- Mabelvale, AR R+13
- Freeport, TX R+10
- Pennington, NJ D+36
- Wynne, AR R+35
- Cape May, NJ R+15
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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.